Based on the following, Format Painter in Excel 2002 should work the same.

"The Format Painter in Excel 2002
Excel lets you use the Format Painter as well. Click the cell containing the formatting you want to use, click the Format Painter icon, and click one cell or drag a range of cells to duplicate the formatting. Cell formatting, in this case, includes character attributes, number formats, alignment, borders, patterns, and protection."

Do you want to try to add another Format Painter icon to the toolbar and see what happens?

Click Tools Customize Commands Format, then scroll down on the RIGHT side until you see Format Painter. Click and drag it to the toolbar.

Now try to use this newly added format painter and see what happens?

So, you got it working in Word? There are shortcut keys in Word that are equivalent to Format Painter. But I didn't seem to find the shortcut keys in Excel.

Maybe the following is the alternative if you can't get Format Painter working. I found the following from a reliable site and I tried it. It worked.

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Sub PasteFormats()
Selection.PasteSpecial xlPasteFormats
Application.CutCopyMode = False
End Sub


You can put this code into a standard macro module, then assign a keyboard shortcut to it. Then to "paint a format" do a copy (Ctrl-C) on the cell or range you want to copy formats from, then select the cell or range you want to copy the formats to, then type the keyboard shortcut you assigned to the PasteFormats sub.

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Epinn

"horst" wrote in message ...
I followed your advices, position the cursor with the paint brush in D1,
click and... nothing happens (only the brush disappears)!
I have version 2002 SP2
???
Horst

On 24.09.2006 05:29, Epinn wrote:
Did you watch the demo (i.e. the link I included in the post)? Did it not help?

Actually, just clicking the first destination cell and without dragging works for me. I use V 2003.

Do you want to see if you can at least do the following?

Start a new sheet. Select A1:A10, click the fill color icon; any color is fine. So A1:A10 is filled with a color.

While A1:A10 is still *selected*, click on the format painter icon.

Then position the cursor (paint brush) in D1, click once. Did you get D1:D10 filled with the same color?

Epinn

"horst" wrote in message ...
Thank you very much.
I have now been able to use Format Painter in Word, but not in Excel!
I drag on the destination cells, but nothing changes!
Any additional hints, please?
Horst

On 22.09.2006 22:33, Epinn wrote:
select source range, click Format Painter Icon, click on
destination first cell, click Ctrl-V ????)

Click on destination first cell and drag.

Epinn

"horst" wrote in message ...
Dear Epinn,

thank you very much: it was just in front of my eyes!

But please try to explain me exactly what I should do in order to use
the Format Painter.
I made several tests, but haven't been able to copy the formats.
(e.g. select source range, click Format Painter Icon, click on
destination first cell, click Ctrl-V ????)
Horst



On 22.09.2006 02:40, Epinn wrote:
Do you want to copy to a brand new sheet or an existing sheet?

To a brand new sheet, I use edit move or copy sheet and then tick create a copy. This way I get all the formatting.

To an existing sheet, I do copy and paste and I get the formatting as well. If I do paste special, then I don't get the formatting. But I can use the format painter to finish the job. In case you need more info on format painter, Help has the details.

I use V 2003.

Hope this helps.

Epinn

"horst" wrote in message ...
I have a sheet with various formattings (background and text colored,
large and small texts, borders etc.).
When I copy and paste it into another sheet I get the text only and all
formattings are lost.
Paste special has only text and unicode.
Is there any way to copy everything?
Thanks
Horst