MS Excel:Copying Format

Sometimes you'll want to copy only a range's formatting. The easiest way to do this is to use the Format Painter button (it's the one that looks like a paint brush on the Standard toolbar). To do so, first select the cell or range whose formatting you want to copy, then click the Format Painter button. When the mouse pointer changes to a paint brush, select the range to which you want to copy those formats. When you release the mouse button, Excel will paste the formats to that range and the mouse pointer will return to normal.
To copy formatting to several nonadjacent cells or ranges, repeat the same steps, only double-click the Format Painter button. This way, the mouse pointer will remain a paint brush until you press [Esc]