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How to Change Worksheet Tab Color in Excel

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Method 1

Step 1: Right click on the “Sheet tab”, which appears at the bottom right corner of the excel workbook as given in the picture below.

Step 2: Then move your cursor on the “Tab color”, and then immediately a Color dialogue box appears.

Step 3: Now you can select one of the Theme Colors or Standard Colors you want.

If you want to remove the Color of a Sheet tab, Select “No Color

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Method 2 
 
Step 1: Go to the Home tab.

Step 2: Then click on the drop-down arrow of the Format in the Cells group.

Step 3: Afterwards, move your cursor on the “Tab color”, and then immediately a Color dialogue box appears.

Step 4: Now you can select one of the Theme Colors or Standard Colors you want.

If you want remove the Color of a Sheet tab, Select “No Color”.
 
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Method 3

Change All Sheet Tab Color at a Time:​

Step 1: To change all the Sheet tab color at a time, Right click on the “Sheet tab”, which appears at the bottom right corner of the excel workbook as given in the picture below.

Step 2: Then click “Select All Sheets

 
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Step 3: Again, right click on the “Sheet tab” 

Step 4: Then move your cursor on the “Tab color”, and then immediately a Color dialogue box appears.

Step 5: Now you can select one of the Theme Colors or Standard Colors you want.
 
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Remove All Sheet Tab Color at a Time

If you want remove the color of all the sheet tabs at a time, do the following:

Step 1: Right click on the “Sheet tab”.

 Step 2: After that, click the “Select All Sheets”.
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Step 3: Again, right click on the “Sheet tab” 

Step 4: Now if you move the cursor on the “Tab color”, immediately a Color dialogue box appears.

Step 5: Finally, Select “No Color”.
 
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Method 4

Step 1: Press Alt + H → O → T, and Select one of the Theme Colors or Standard Colors you want.
 
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