Formatting cells

[Guest]

When I fill a cell with a colour it is not being
displayed - but when in print preview it is shown. Any
suggestions?

 

[Debra Dalgleish]

If the high contrast setting is turned on you won't see the fill colour.
There's information in the following MSKB article:

OFF: Changes to Fill Colour and Fill Pattern Are Not Displayed
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=320531