Formatting the cell background

To quickly choose a background color for a cell, click the small arrow next to the Background Color icon on the Formatting toolbar. A palette of color choices, similar to the Font Color palette, is displayed.

(To define custom colors, use Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org > Colors. See Appendix D for more information.)

You can also use the Background tab of the Format Cells dialog. See Chapter 10 for details.