Copy formatting with the format painter
Copy the look of cells onto others with the format painter, for one row, a bigger range or a whole block at once.
In this lesson
- Click one cell to paint a block the same shape as the copy.
- It paints once. Double-click it to paint several places, then press Esc to stop.
- Copy a whole block and click the top-left cell of another one to format it all at once.
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Why your formula broke when you copied it
Lock a cell with $ so a formula keeps working when you copy it down.
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