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Add or change a fill color

  1. Select the cells in which you want to add or change the fill color.

  2. On the Table Design tab, click the arrow next to Shading.

  3. Click the color you want from Theme Colors or Standard Colors, or click More Fill Colors.

    Screenshot shows the Table Design tab where the Shading drop-down arrow is selected to show available options including No Fill, Theme Colors, Standard Colors, More Fill Colors, Picture, Gradient, Texture, and Table Background.

Apply a gradient or texture as the fill color

  1. Select the cells in which you want to apply a fill effect as the fill color.

  2. On the Table Design tab, click the arrow next to Shading.

  3. Click Gradient to select and apply a gradient effect. Click Texture to select and apply a texture effect.

Remove the fill color

  1. Select the cells in which you want to remove the fill color.

  2. On the Table Design tab, click the arrow next to Shading.

  3. On the Shading menu, click No Fill.

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