Copying Styles

Summary: Using the Merge Styles option to incorporate styles from other Excel workbooks into a new workbook. (This tip works with Microsoft Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002, and Excel 2003.)

Excel allows you to copy styles from one workbook to another, but refers to this procedure as merging. You might wish to do this when you are creating a new workbook that presents information similar to that contained in a different workbook.

To copy styles, follow these steps:

Open both workbooks (the one you want to copy from and the one you want to copy to) at the same time.
Make sure the workbook you want to copy to is the active workbook.
Choose Style from the Format menu. This displays the Style dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
Click on the Merge button. You will then see the Merge Styles dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
From the list of available workbooks, choose the one from which you want to copy styles.
Click on OK.
If you are asked to confirm your decision, do so.

The styles are copied as you directed, and the merge is completed.

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