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About Aidan Heritage
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I have provided first hand support since `95 for Microsoft Office majoring in Word and Excel - support for all versions from 2 onwards

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My background is in the insurance industry and call centre areas, but have been called upon to provide many varied solutions.

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I'm educated to UK A level standard, but as I left school some 30 years ago that is rather irrelevent - university of life has provided more of a background!

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Excel - Unwanted Shaded Pattern on my Spreadsheet

Expert: Aidan Heritage - 3/27/2008

Question
Whenever I create a spreadsheet and hightlight any part, after I send it, it is received with a shaded pattern on whatever part I had highlighted. I can open it back up and remove the pattern but as soon as I send it again, it shows up; no color, just the shaded pattern. Please help.

Answer
Excel remembers settings, so the cursor position and active sheet (for example) are saved with the sheet - when you send the sheet, you are effectively saving it. Having a range of cells selected will result in those cells being shaded, and that is something that is saved with the sheet - IF you need to send it without a selection, move the cursor to another cell before sending.

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