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#EXCEL FORMATTING FORMULA PRO#

However, the general format may apply some small formatting changes to your data.

If you don't need to use a specific number format, the spreadsheet will usually apply the general number format by default. This allows the spreadsheet to better understand your data, which can help ensure that your data remains consistent and that your formulas are calculated correctly. For example, the date format tells the spreadsheet that you're entering specific calendar dates. When you apply a number format, you're telling your spreadsheet exactly what kinds of values are stored in a cell. If you have used a formula in conditional formatting that uses absolute or mixed references, then it may not work as expected when copied.įor example, in the below example, I have used the formula =$B2>=80 to highlight all cells in column B that have a value higher than 80.Number formats don't just make your spreadsheet easier to read-they also make it easier to use. This option allows you to create your own formula and formatting is applied in the formula returns TRUE for a cell and not applied when the formula returns FALSE. In most cases, you will have no problems copying and pasting conditional formatting from one cell to another.īut you may face issues if you have used a custom formula to determine which cells to format. Issue when Copying Conditional Formatting Once you have the format painter activated, you can use it on the same sheet, on some other sheet in the same workbook, and even on the other workbook.Īgain, just like with paste special, Format painter also copies all the formatting (including the conditional formatting).

That will keep the format painter active and you can paste the formatting multiple times (unless you hit the Escape key).

#EXCEL FORMATTING FORMULA PRO#

Pro tip: In case you want to copy the conditional formatting and paste it on multiple cells or ranges (that you can not select at one go), click on the Format painter icon twice.

Select all the cells where you want the copied conditional formatting to be applied.

In the Clipboard group, click on the Format Painter icon.

Select the cell (or range of cells) from which you want to copy the conditional formatting.

Suppose you have a dataset as shown below where I have conditional formatting applied to the Math score column so that all the cells that have the value more than 80 get highlighted.īelow are the steps to use format painter to copy conditional formatting from the Math score column and apply it to the Physics score column: Copy Conditional Formatting Using Format Painterįormat painter is a tool that allows you to copy the format from a cell (or range of cells) and paste it.Īnd since conditional formatting is also a part of the formatting, you can also use format painter to copy and then paste it.

Note: The same steps shown above would also work when copying and pasting conditional formatting to cells in another sheet or even another workbook. So if there is any border in the cells or if the text has been made bold, etc., that would also be copied. One thing to remember when using Paste Special to copy conditional formatting is that it will copy all the formatting.