I can confirm that I'm not seeing what you're saying. Setting the background color over here displays it immediately. Using openoffice-base 3.1.1-2 dex On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 2:06 PM, David C. Rankin < drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Guys, > > I'm having a problem with openoffice calc. When I highlight a few cells or > few > rows and then change the background color, no color is shown on the monitor > for the cells. Moving the input box up/down across the rows or cells that > the > background color was set on, the color indication in the toolbar correctly > changes showing where the color has been set, but still no background color > is > displayed in the cells on-screen. > > Oddly, when I print the spreadsheet, the background color is correctly > printed?? Can some one confirm this on your install or let me know "works > for > me" so I can have some additional info before filing a bug report. Thanks. > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. > Rankin Law Firm, PLLC > 510 Ochiltree Street > Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 > Telephone: (936) 715-9333 > Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 > www.rankinlawfirm.com >