How do I set the default tab fill in excel?

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rjdrw - 29 Aug 2006 14:19 GMT

I have a flat panel monitor and it is very hard to diferentiate what tabs I
have selected by holding down shift or control and what are not selected for
a multiply copy, move, delete, etc. I would like to change the default tab
fill to a darker grey but cannot seem to find this anywhere. Also, changing
the angle of how I veiw the monitor does not help as the top of the screen
then is darker. Any help would be appreciated.

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Gord Dibben - 29 Aug 2006 17:01 GMT

The color of Tabs are determined by your Windows Color Scheme in Display
Properties>Appearance.

You can, if using Excel 2002 or 2003, color the tabs by selecting all tabs and
right-click and "Tab Color".

To make this default, you could create a Template for all new workbooks.

Open a new workbook. Customize as you wish. File>Save
As Type: scroll down to Excel Template(*.XLT) and select. Name your workbook
"BOOK"(no quotes). Excel will add the .XLT to save as BOOK.XLT.

Store this workbook in the XLSTART folder usually located at........

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART

This will be the default workbook for File>New or the Toolbar button File>New

Do not use File>New...Blank Workbook or you will get the Excel default workbook.

Existing workbooks are not affected by these settings.

You can also open a new workbook and delete all but one sheet. Customize as
you wish then save this as SHEET.XLT in XLSTART folder also. It now becomes
the default Insert>Sheet.

More can be found on this in Help under "templates"(no quotes).

For second question.........I have not heard of a method of changing the default
on these.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

>I have a flat panel monitor and it is very hard to diferentiate what tabs I
>have selected by holding down shift or control and what are not selected for
>a multiply copy, move, delete, etc. I would like to change the default tab
>fill to a darker grey but cannot seem to find this anywhere. Also, changing
>the angle of how I veiw the monitor does not help as the top of the screen
>then is darker. Any help would be appreciated.

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

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rjdrw - 29 Aug 2006 18:03 GMT

Thanks, I use Autocad 80% of the day and the options in this changes the tab
color along with all the toolbars and menus. Would be nice to have this
happen in the future releases of excel.

> The color of Tabs are determined by your Windows Color Scheme in Display
> Properties>Appearance.
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> Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

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<*(((>< - 30 Aug 2006 13:53 GMT

Hi -- I'm a different poster. I followed these directions. My custom
colors are there whenever I open a new workbook or insert a new
worksheet. However, when I open a new file in Excel, it opens as
"SHEET.XLT" or "BOOK.XLT" andd defaults to the STARTUP folder. So it
seems that these custom color templates want to overwrite themselves.

I'm using Excel 2000.

Can you suggest what I should do to keep the custom color palette that
I created?

Thank you.

<*(((><

>The color of Tabs are determined by your Windows Color Scheme in Display
>Properties>Appearance.
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>
>Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

Awaiting your responses with baited breath, I remain, yours truly,

<*(((><

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