XL2000: Conditional Number Format Not Shifted in Group Edit Mode

In Microsoft Excel, you may not be able to shift conditional formatting to another column when the worksheets are grouped. When you have selected more than one worksheet, and you attempt to shift conditional formatting to another column by inserting a new column, the formatting may not be shifted on all the worksheets. On the active worksheet, the conditional number formatting is shifted to the next column, but it is not shifted on the other worksheets.

To work around this problem, ungroup the worksheets before you insert the additional columns. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the sheet tab of one of the selected worksheets.
2. On the shortcut menu, click Ungroup Sheets.

You can then insert the columns for each sheet of the workbook.

If the problem has already occurred, copy the conditional number formatting. To do this, follow these steps (repeat these steps for each sheet as necessary):

1. Select the column with the conditional number formatting.
2. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
3. Select the destination column for the conditional number formatting.
4. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
5. In the Paste Special dialog box, under Paste, click Formats, and then click OK.
6. Select the column with the original conditional number formatting (the column you selected in step 1).
7. On the Edit menu, point to Clear, and then click Formats.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

For more information about applying conditional formats, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type apply conditional formats in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.