In Microsoft Excel, How do I insert the "more colors" option to the "font color" button?

Question

Which is on the formatting toolbar. In MS Word they have this option. I would think that since they are identical in their text formatting, that they would include something as simple as a custom color. This also includes "more colors" option for "fill" and "highlight," and basically everything else having to do with color. Can you tell I'm not you basic black and white print out girl?? lol Thanks!!

Just to add a note for ...The"Humble"One; I am very well aware of what Excel was created for, I've been a user for 10 years. When answering you aren't here to be pretentious or assert your "know-it-all" personality. It is a tool for helping people, not judgement.

Answer 1

Hello

I have been working with Excel for the last two years and I have answered a question like this before.

To the best of my knowledge, there is no facility to perform this task as of Office 2003. I have very limited experience with Office 2007.

I will check back with this question after I confirmed this with a source.

[Correction]

The following can be achieved on Office 2007.
Office 2003 does not have the features you are looking for
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb428945(office.11).aspx


All the best
MooseY!

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Answer 2

I also have never seen this button.

You can however modify the colors on the existing palette:

Switch to the workbook that contains the color palette you want to change.
On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Color tab.
Click the color you want to change, and then click Modify.
Do one or more of the following:
To replace the selected color on the palette with a different standard color, click the Standard tab, and then click the color you want.
To change the hue or another aspect of the selected color, click the Custom tab, and then change the options.

From the Excel help results.

Answer 3

Excel's primary purpose is creating spreadsheets, charts and graphs.

The "more colors" option is in Word

It's substance over style. The most important thing in an Excel datafile is accuracy, not looks.