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Changing the Color of Worksheet Gridlines Want the gridlines in your worksheet to be a different color? You aren’t limited to stodgy black; Excel lets you make them just about any color you want. Here’s how to make the change. Microsoft Excel versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

Getting Rid of the Startup Spreadsheet Tired of closing a new spreadsheet every time Excel is opened? Microsoft Excel versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

I Hate the Excel 2007 User Interface If the new interface used in Excel 2007 drives you nuts, there are a few things you can try to make the program more like the “old Excel.” This tip examines a few of the options you can try. Microsoft Excel versions: 2007

Precision and Number Display How Excel handles precision and what it displays may be two different things. Microsoft Excel versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Precision in Excel The best way to understand why Excel provides the answers it does is to examine how it handles precision. This tip provides a high-level overview of precision, with a definite Excel flavor. Microsoft Excel versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Saving Non-Existent Changes Do you get frustrated when Excel asks if you want to save your changes when closing a workbook in which you made no changes? It is helpful to understand not only why Excel displays this prompt, but how you can get rid of it. Microsoft Excel versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Where is Toolbar Customization Information Stored? When you make a change to one of Excel’s toolbars, do you know where that change is stored? This tip explains the name and characteristics of the special file in which the customization is stored. Armed with this information you can transfer the customizations between systems and you can protect against loss of the information. Microsoft Excel versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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