Background Text?????

djbrianchandler · Apr 4th, 2002, 08:55 AM

Under View and Page Break Preview for each page you will see a Page 1 and so on written in grey and looks like its sort of in the background of the text of the spreadsheet.

My question is is there a way to highlight certain cells and place a custom text in this grey font that appears in, what I call, the background.

Im on Excel 97 SR-1

Mark W. · Apr 4th, 2002, 09:28 AM

You could use the Insert WordArt and Format WordArt tools on the WordArt toobar.

[ This Message was edited by: Mark W. on 2002-04-04 08:42 ]

Yogi Anand · Apr 4th, 2002, 09:36 AM

It appears that may be part of the footer -- that you set with FILE|PAGE_SETUP|HEADER_FOOTER
The question of that being in lighrt color a s a background, I don't know what is that about.

Jack in the UK · Apr 4th, 2002, 01:19 PM

Hi

To add

BTW backgrounds do not print adding your own regardless will print

take care....

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Apr 4th, 2002, 08:55 AM	#1
djbrianchandler New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1	Under View and Page Break Preview for each page you will see a Page 1 and so on written in grey and looks like its sort of in the background of the text of the spreadsheet. My question is is there a way to highlight certain cells and place a custom text in this grey font that appears in, what I call, the background. Im on Excel 97 SR-1

Apr 4th, 2002, 09:28 AM	#2
Mark W. MrExcel MVP Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Austin, Texas USA Posts: 11,654	You could use the Insert WordArt and Format WordArt tools on the WordArt toobar. [ This Message was edited by: Mark W. on 2002-04-04 08:42 ]

Apr 4th, 2002, 09:36 AM	#3
Yogi Anand MrExcel MVP Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Michigan USA Posts: 11,452	It appears that may be part of the footer -- that you set with FILE\|PAGE_SETUP\|HEADER_FOOTER The question of that being in lighrt color a s a background, I don't know what is that about.