Specifying cell fill patterns and colors
In Design View, right-click the cell or cells to format and select .
Click the Pattern tab.
You can choose a pattern for the background of a cell. The Primary color
specifies the color of the background, and the Hatch color the color of the
pattern.
Note: On the
Pattern tab you can apply a
background color to one or more cells. But you cannot apply a background color
to all spreadsheet cells. To apply a background color to all spreadsheet cells,
or to insert a background image.