Microsoft KB Archive/152031

Mac Works: Cannot Shade Cells in Spreadsheets

PSS ID Number: Q152031 Article last modified on 10-22-1998

2.0 3.0 4.0 4.0a 4.0b

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, versions 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0b == 

= SUMMARY =

Works for the Macintosh has no built-in command for shading a cell. This article describes how to manually shade a cell.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To create a shaded cell, try the following steps:


 * 1) Use the Square tool to draw a box. Size the box to cover the cell(s) to be shaded.
 * 2) On the Fill Pattern menu, click a color or shade of gray.
 * 3) Use the Text tool to create an object to contain the contents for the cell. Type the appropriate information in the text object.
 * 4) Drag the text object on top of the shaded object.
 * 5) Click both objects to group them if you want.
 * 6) Move the grouped object, or both objects separately, to the appropriate location on the spreadsheet.

This method creates a shaded area for a cell or block of cells. However, any information already in the cell(s) does not show through the objects covering the cell(s). If a cell underneath a shaded object is empty, any formula referring to that cell may return an incorrect result.

Additional query words: 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.00a 4.00b mac m_works hide highlight mwksss mwksdr ====================================================================== Version : 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.0a 4.0b Platform : MACINTOSH Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.