Click the "Home" tab at the top of the Excel 2007 window. Click "Format Painter" in the Clipboard section at the top and the cursor changes to a paintbrush.

The format painter in Microsoft Excel already saves me so much time, and it's even more helpful when I double-click the button. The effect is especially helpful when I'm working on my family ...

To extend your conditional formatting to a new part of the spreadsheet, a new worksheet or even a new workbook, Excel's "Format Painter" feature lets you easily copy conditional formatting.

Q. Format Painter is a very handy tool for copying a format style from one place to another, but it seems to work with only one section at a time. Is there a way to get it to work like a rubber stamp ...

Using features like the “Format Cells” dialogue box, preformatting cells, and using the format painter can significantly enhance the usability and appearance of your data.