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Identify Colors Used within an Existing/Selected Cell
AOO 4.1.2-Calc on WIN8.1 desktop
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Is there a way to easily identify the background fill-color or the
font-color that is being used within a cell ? There should be, but I do
not know how, as yet.
I am trying to change the background fill-color to match/be the same as
the background fill-color that is being used within another existing
cell. Same difficulty when trying to match the font-color.
Opening the background color/font-color palette shows me the many
available choices, but I am hoping that there is a way to identify what
is being used within a selected cell, by being shown its name. My guess
is always incorrect, it seems.
Regards,
VinceB.
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Re: Identify Colors Used within an Existing/Selected Cell
Posted by Brian Barker <b....@btinternet.com>.
At 17:03 24/06/2016 -0400, Vince Bonly wrote:
>AOO 4.1.2-Calc on WIN8.1 desktop
>
>Is there a way to easily identify the background fill-color or the
>font-color that is being used within a cell ? There should be, but I
>do not know how, as yet. I am trying to change the background
>fill-color to match/be the same as the background fill-color that is
>being used within another existing cell. Same difficulty when trying
>to match the font-color. Opening the background color/font-color
>palette shows me the many available choices, but I am hoping that
>there is a way to identify what is being used within a selected
>cell, by being shown its name. My guess is always incorrect, it seems.
As you suggest, if you use the controls in the Formatting toolbar you
will not see any indication of the current font colour or background
colour. But instead go to Format | Cells... or right-click | Format
Cells... . On the Font Effects tab the font colour is identified by
name and on the Background tab the background colour is highlighted
with a border in the colour palette and named below it.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
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Re: Identify Colors Used within an Existing/Selected Cell
Posted by Vince <wa...@verizon.net>.
TNX Steve; that worked for me.
On 6/24/2016 5:08 PM, Steve Ahlers wrote:
> Vince,
>
> Copy the source cell, then Paste Special and choose characteristics to paste into destination cell.
>
> Steve
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jun 24, 2016, at 2:03 PM, Vince <wa...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> AOO 4.1.2-Calc on WIN8.1 desktop
>>
>> ______________________________________________
>>
>>
>> Is there a way to easily identify the background fill-color or the font-color that is being used within a cell ? There should be, but I do not know how, as yet.
>>
>> I am trying to change the background fill-color to match/be the same as the background fill-color that is being used within another existing cell. Same difficulty when trying to match the font-color.
>>
>> Opening the background color/font-color palette shows me the many available choices, but I am hoping that there is a way to identify what is being used within a selected cell, by being shown its name. My guess is always incorrect, it seems.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> VinceB.
>>
>>
>>
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Re: Identify Colors Used within an Existing/Selected Cell
Posted by Steve Ahlers <sa...@yahoo.com.INVALID>.
Vince,
Copy the source cell, then Paste Special and choose characteristics to paste into destination cell.
Steve
Sent from my iPad
On Jun 24, 2016, at 2:03 PM, Vince <wa...@verizon.net> wrote:
> AOO 4.1.2-Calc on WIN8.1 desktop
>
> ______________________________________________
>
>
> Is there a way to easily identify the background fill-color or the font-color that is being used within a cell ? There should be, but I do not know how, as yet.
>
> I am trying to change the background fill-color to match/be the same as the background fill-color that is being used within another existing cell. Same difficulty when trying to match the font-color.
>
> Opening the background color/font-color palette shows me the many available choices, but I am hoping that there is a way to identify what is being used within a selected cell, by being shown its name. My guess is always incorrect, it seems.
>
> Regards,
>
> VinceB.
>
>
>
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Re: Identify Colors Used within an Existing/Selected Cell
Posted by Vince <wa...@verizon.net>.
TNX Brian; that worked nicely.
On 6/24/2016 6:56 PM, Brian Barker wrote:
> At 17:03 24/06/2016 -0400, Vince Bonly wrote:
>> AOO 4.1.2-Calc on WIN8.1 desktop
>>
>> Is there a way to easily identify the background fill-color or the
>> font-color that is being used within a cell ? There should be, but I
>> do not know how, as yet. I am trying to change the background
>> fill-color to match/be the same as the background fill-color that is
>> being used within another existing cell. Same difficulty when trying
>> to match the font-color. Opening the background color/font-color
>> palette shows me the many available choices, but I am hoping that
>> there is a way to identify what is being used within a selected cell,
>> by being shown its name. My guess is always incorrect, it seems.
>
> As you suggest, if you use the controls in the Formatting toolbar you
> will not see any indication of the current font colour or background
> colour. But instead go to Format | Cells... or right-click | Format
> Cells... . On the Font Effects tab the font colour is identified by
> name and on the Background tab the background colour is highlighted
> with a border in the colour palette and named below it.
>
> I trust this helps.
>
> Brian Barker
>
>
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