Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 28, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Excel provides a tool you can use to cycle through the available font colors. The tool is not available by default, but must be added by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Commands tab of the Customize dialog box.
Now, whenever you click on the Cycle Font Color tool, the font color in the selected cells will change. Click again, and the color changes again. Keep clicking, and eventually the font colors repeat.
ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (2962) applies to Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. You can find a version of this tip for the ribbon interface of Excel (Excel 2007 and later) here: Cycling through Colors.
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