First, you can select a range of cells, then apply the format to the entire
range.

Second, Excel remembers custom formats that you have entered, so you can
just pick the previously entered format from the list.

What version of Excel are you using?

Regards,
Fred

"GKW in GA" wrote in message
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I use a custom format for cells quite frequently by going to FORMAT | CELLS
|NUMBER | CUSTOM and then specifying the format.

Is there any way to save a custom format for a cell. I use the same custom
format a lot and have to re-key it all the time