Custom Fill Color Preview Appears White

 Last reviewed: February 12, 1998
Article ID: Q162760
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you click a color on the Custom tab in the Colors dialog box to change the color of a drawing object, the default (white) preview continues to appear instead of a color preview.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you change the custom color for a drawing object but do not change the default luminosity value.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the following steps:

  1. Click the drawing object to select it.

  2. If the Drawing toolbar is not visible, point to Toolbars on the View menu, and then click Drawing.

  3. On the Drawing toolbar, click the Fill Color arrow, and then click More Fill Colors.

  4. Click the Custom tab.

  5. Move the luminosity (shading) slider that is to the right of the color palette toward the black shade.

    NOTE: You can also adjust luminosity by clicking the Lum arrow.Changing the number in the Lum box to a lower value causes the color to appear darker. A higher number causes the color to appear lighter.

  6. Change the color on the color palette to any color you want.

    NOTE: You can also control the color by changing the values of the Red, Green, and Blue boxes that are below the color palette.

  7. After you select the color you want, click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

When you select a drawing object, click the Fill Color arrow on the Drawing toolbar, and then click the Custom tab, you can change the color using the color palette or the luminosity slider.

Color Palette

The color palette changes the color. You can select different colors by clicking different locations on the color palette.

Luminosity Slider

This control changes how dark or light the selected color appears. As you move the slider up or down, the shade moves from white to black.

REFERENCES

For more information about filling drawing objects, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text 

  drawing objects, fills
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Add, change, or remove a fill in a drawing object" topic.

Additional query words: 97 XL97 shade color fill drawing object format
Keywords : xldraw xlformat
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: February 12, 1998
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