Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 16, 2020)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Often it is beneficial to copy formatting from one place in your spreadsheet to another. Excel provides a shortcut for doing this:
If you want to copy formatting to more than one location, then you can double-click on the Format Painter tool in step 2. When you are done copying, simply press Esc to indicate you are done.
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