patterns display but do not print
 

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Patty
Northern New England

Hi Patty,
Tools, Options, Format, uncheck print B&W

Page Setup, Sheet, Print B&W means will remove interior color, and print font, and borders in black

The opposite is where the colors are missing on the monitor
Colors are only missing on monitor, due to High Contrast Accessibility option.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=320531

for visual see http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/colors_print.htm
as a supplement to Color Palette and the 56 Excel ColorIndex Colors
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel...s.htm#problems

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HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
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Patty
Northern New England