Microsoft KB Archive/125850

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XL5: Formats Copied Over Differently with Paste Special

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel 5.0, when you copy a range of cells and use the Paste Special command to copy the cell formatting, the formats are applied only to the selected range. Note that this behavior is different from the way values and formulas are copied.

Note that this behavior is also different from the way Microsoft Excel 4.0 behaves when you copy formats: In Microsoft Excel 4.0, when you copy a range of cells several columns wide and several rows tall, and you use Paste Special to paste only formats, the formatting is automatically applied to a range that includes the same number of columns as the copied range.

MORE INFORMATION
This behavior is by design. To have more columns included in the destination range, you will have to select those columns before you choose Paste Special.

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Version : 5.00

Platform : WINDOWS

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