# Excel Question - Quick and Innofensive

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question-quick-and-innofensive/221599>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 29, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question-quick-and-innofensive/221599 "2003-12-29T16:54:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![xicanorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a88e57/32.png) [@xicanorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xicanorex)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question-quick-and-innofensive/221599/1 "2003-12-29T16:54:49Z")

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Well, that stoopid paper clip cartoon didn’t help. =P

OK.

Quick Excel question.

On an Excel 2000, how do you change the color format of the worksheet tabs?

Yes, I know, more heavier questions are bandied about hereabouts, but I just can’t find the answer.

XicanoreX

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**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question-quick-and-innofensive/221599/2 "2003-12-29T17:08:49Z")

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Right click the worksheet tab and select “Tab color”.

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**Author:** ![xicanorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a88e57/32.png) [@xicanorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xicanorex)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question-quick-and-innofensive/221599/3 "2003-12-29T17:53:23Z")

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That’s what I did originally, before I asked the paper clip guy. But, no “tab color” on right click. Nada. =(

It’s Excel 2000 . .so I am not sure what’s wrong.

Thanx.

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**Author:** ![Kristen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c4cdca/32.png) [@Kristen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kristen)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question-quick-and-innofensive/221599/4 "2003-12-29T18:03:20Z")

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Wow. I’d never have guessed they had an option for that.  
I guess it would be handy though.  
I use common spreadsheets where every person in the office has a tab, and it’s trouble to find yours in the fine print.

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**Author:** ![Stover9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Stover9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stover9)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-question-quick-and-innofensive/221599/5 "2003-12-29T20:45:38Z")

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It looks like this option became available with the 2002 version (where under Format / Sheet / Tab Color is an option)