Add Color Patterns And Graphics To Spreadsheets
Q. I’d like to liven up my spreadsheets with interesting graphics, perhaps even a background design. Any ideas?
A. There are several ways to do this. Let’s look at the simplest first—creating a pattern or color for some of the cells. Highlight the target cells. Left click and tap on Format. There are two tabs that will give you lots of options: Patterns and Border.
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You can set not only a background color but also add a pattern by clicking on the Pattern box, which can give you:
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You even can add a graphic that fills the entire background of the spreadsheet like repeated tiles.
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To create the tile background, follow these steps: From the Format menu, click on Sheet, then choose Background from the submenu.
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Once you highlight your choice of graphic file, click Insert and the image is imported, filling the background of your worksheet.
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