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How to Change Cell Background color in MS Project

Changing the background color for a task cell in Microsoft Project is now a two-step process:

  • Step 1 - Upgrade to Microsoft Project 2007 - you just can not do this in Project 2003 or earlier.
  • Step 2 - Rightclick on the cell, choose "font" and set background color and pattern.

Sadly there are still only 16 colors to choose from, but they are getting there.

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  • Comments (3)

    Chip Benedum:

    You can do this the same way in MS Project 2003. This is not a new feature for Project 2007.

    Chip Benedum:

    You can do this the same way in MS Project 2003. This is not a new feature for Project 2007.

    William Flint:

    Hi Chip,
    You say you can change the cell background colour in Project 2003........how did you do this ?
    Many thanks,
    William

    Note: Chip has written privately and noted that he was mistaken about the background color. He was speaking of text color. You can NOT change cell background color in Project 2003. -Jack

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