new to Excel 2010; what happened to the colors?

[RLynn22]

Most of the font and cell colors that I used regularly in Excel 2003 are no longer standard in 2010. I can see how to create them in the customize window, but that is a lot of work to do all the time. Is there a way to create them once and have it save so that every time I open Excel the colors are automatically available?

Thanks!

 

[Paradigm_Shift]

You can name and save what ever you will use again in the future as a cell style (font color, fill color, etc). Just select the cell which contains the style you want to save for future use. Make sure you are on the "Home" tab and to the right you will see a section called 'Styles' along with some of Excel's predefined cell styles. Click the dropdown arrow (it has a line above the downward pointing triangle), and at the bottom of the dropdown box, you will see an option for creating a "New Cell Style..." Name it and click Format to create your cell style. Many options.

Excel 2010 >> Excel 2003 Welcome!

 

[RLynn22]

Fantastic, thank you so much!