That's known as a 'gradient' - i presume that's what you're after?
Make an image with the gradient you want, save as a jpg then apply it as a
background to your text box/text area/cell.
you can't do what you're wanting without using an image. Only solid (one
colour) can be done just applying a background colour.
Sick0Fant said:
I'm wondering how a person might fade bg colors ( in a cell or scrolling text
box)together w/o using an image.