Method for Excel 2019 The following method works for Excel versions 2013 through 2019. Click the cell containing the conditional format you want to copy.

How to Copy a Date Pattern in Excel. When you apply cell formatting in Microsoft Excel, you quickly standardize how dates and other kinds of data appear in individual cells, workbooks and ...

6: Copy formats quickly An efficient copy technique is a good tool, especially if you can choose what to copy on the fly. To do so, select the destination cell or range.

Microsoft Excel updates cell references when you copy an expression. Here are a couple of workarounds for those rare occasions when you don't want to change the cell references.

Pro Tip: To open formatting options, just select the cell (s) you want to format and press Ctrl-1 (Mac: Command-1). This actually works for anything in Excel: charts elements, images, etc.

To copy only visible cells in Excel or Google Sheets, use the 'Visible cells only' feature, or apply filters to hide data. We show you how!

In Excel 2013 Professional Plus, you can remove excess cell formats by running the Clean Excess Cell Formatting tool from the Inquire tab, as pictured below. (This may require you to first activate ...