Is it possible to grey the bg on every other row without too much messing
around?

Depends on what you think is "too much messing around". Much easier in
Excel.

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"dramajuana" wrote in message
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Is it possible to grey the bg on every other row without too much messing
around?

How is this easier in Excel? Perhaps in Excel 2007, but for previous
versions you need to use conditional formatting and the MOD function
in order to get striped rows that adapt when you insert/delete rows.
Word, on the other hand, all you need to do is use a table style.

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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
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Depends on what you think is "too much messing around". Much easier
in Excel.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"dramajuana" wrote in message
...
Is it possible to grey the bg on every other row without too much
messing
around?

I needed to do that in Excel recently and found a site that told me exactly
what I needed. Took me about 5 seconds and Excel is not my strong point.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
How is this easier in Excel? Perhaps in Excel 2007, but for previous
versions you need to use conditional formatting and the MOD function in
order to get striped rows that adapt when you insert/delete rows. Word, on
the other hand, all you need to do is use a table style.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Depends on what you think is "too much messing around". Much easier in
Excel.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"dramajuana" wrote in message
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Is it possible to grey the bg on every other row without too much
messing
around?

I guess my definition of "too much messing around" is a little
different. I'd have to say finding a site on the web with instructions
for how to accomplish this in Excel requires more "messing around"
than a few clicks in the application to apply a table style.

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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
I needed to do that in Excel recently and found a site that told me
exactly what I needed. Took me about 5 seconds and Excel is not my
strong point.


"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
How is this easier in Excel? Perhaps in Excel 2007, but for
previous versions you need to use conditional formatting and the
MOD function in order to get striped rows that adapt when you
insert/delete rows. Word, on the other hand, all you need to do is
use a table style.

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Depends on what you think is "too much messing around". Much
easier in Excel.

"dramajuana" wrote in
message ...
Is it possible to grey the bg on every other row without too much
messing
around?

Surfing the web is fun for me. :-)

I know - I'm weird.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
I guess my definition of "too much messing around" is a little different.
I'd have to say finding a site on the web with instructions for how to
accomplish this in Excel requires more "messing around" than a few clicks
in the application to apply a table style.

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assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Microsoft Office MVP

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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
I needed to do that in Excel recently and found a site that told me
exactly what I needed. Took me about 5 seconds and Excel is not my strong
point.


"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
How is this easier in Excel? Perhaps in Excel 2007, but for previous
versions you need to use conditional formatting and the MOD function in
order to get striped rows that adapt when you insert/delete rows. Word,
on the other hand, all you need to do is use a table style.

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Depends on what you think is "too much messing around". Much easier in
Excel.

"dramajuana" wrote in message
...
Is it possible to grey the bg on every other row without too much
messing
around?

Apply a table style/AutoFormat that includes row shading?

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"dramajuana" wrote in message
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Is it possible to grey the bg on every other row without too much messing
around?

Yes - what you want can easily be done by using Table/Table
AutoFormat. Table Contemporary, Table List, and Table List 6 all have
gray stripes. If there is one that is close to what you want you can
easily modify it by clicking the "Modify" command. There you'll find
the ability to modify the various table formats such as borders, odd
row stripes, even row stripes, first row, last row, etc.

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"dramajuana" wrote in message
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Is it possible to grey the bg on every other row without too much
messing
around?