Microsoft KB Archive/138420

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

XL: Cannot Change Bounding Outline (Marquee) Color
Last reviewed: April 30, 1997

Article ID: Q138420

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0, 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.0a
 * Microsoft Excel for the Power Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
 * Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SUMMARY
It is not possible to directly control the color of the bounding outline that appears when you click Copy on the Edit menu.

MORE INFORMATION
When you copy a cell or a range of cells in Microsoft Excel, the copied range is surrounded by a moving border of dashes (the bounding outline). This outline remains visible as long as the copied data remains in the clipboard.

The color of the dashes in the bounding outline is automatically determined by Microsoft Excel and cannot be changed. You may be able to affect the color of the outline by changing the background color on your screen or the color of the gridlines in Microsoft Excel.