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2.5 Common Record Substructures
2.5.12 Patterns for Cell and Chart Background Area
The background area of cells (BIFF3-BIFF8) and chart objects (BIFF2-BIFF8) may contain a pattern. Pattern colour and
pattern background colour are defined separately. In the following table black is used as pattern colour and white as
pattern background colour.
Index Pattern Sample Index Pattern Sample
00 H No pattern
01 H
0A H
02 H
0B H
03 H
0C H
04 H
0D H
05 H
0E H
06 H
0F H
07 H
10 H
08 H
11 H
09 H 12 H
The following table shows how a pattern is used with the correct colour indexes.
Cell format Pattern Pattern colour index Background colour index
No background (shows system window 00 H System window text (not used) System window background
background)
Red background (solid) 01 H Red System window text (not used)
Red background with thin horizontal 0B H Blue Red
blue lines
Red background with thin horizontal 0B H System window text Red
lines, automatic colour
No background, thin horizontal blue 0B H Blue System window background
lines
No background, thin horizontal lines,
automatic colour
0B H System window text System window background
The description of the PALETTE record (➜5.74) contains information how the special system colours are used. Note the
behaviour of solid coloured backgrounds, where pattern 01 H is used in conjunction with the pattern colour.
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