How do I copy table format

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In PPT 2003, when I selected and copied multiple cells and then pasted them,
everything would paste (text, text color, and background cell color). Now in
PPT2007, when I do this I lose the background color of the cells. How can I
keep everything the same when I paste (the paintbrush tool doesn't work)?
 
Could you clarify what you're copying and where you're pasting it? You're
copying table cells from a PPT slide onto another PPT slide? Or you're
pasting onto the same slide? Or are you copying cells from an Excel
spreadsheet and pasting them into PPT table cells?

I'm asking because I cannot reproduce this behavior here. Assuming you're
working with a table, how did you format it in the first place? (Wondering
if the table is reacting to the theme of the slide it's being pasted on,
which is why it might seem the background cell color is disappearing.)

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Echo... thanks for replying. I'm copying from one line of a PPT table and
trying to paste onto another line of the same table.

To replicate, make a table 3 columns wide and 2 rows deep in PPT (it doesn't
matter which Table Style you set). In the top row, write some text into each
cell, and manually shade each cell a different color (in mine I used red for
the left cell, then green, then yellow on the right). Copy all three cells,
then try to paste into the second row of the table. In past versions of PPT,
everything would copy (text, font, text color, text justification, and cell
color), however in PPT 2007 the cell background color does not transfer from
the copied cells to the new pasted cells, and I cannot figure out how to
transfer the colors from the first row to the second row without manually
setting all three cells in the second row to match the first row.

I think it has something to do with the new Table Style functionality. I
wish I could just make a plain table with no pre-set Table Style.


Echo S said:
Could you clarify what you're copying and where you're pasting it? You're
copying table cells from a PPT slide onto another PPT slide? Or you're
pasting onto the same slide? Or are you copying cells from an Excel
spreadsheet and pasting them into PPT table cells?

I'm asking because I cannot reproduce this behavior here. Assuming you're
working with a table, how did you format it in the first place? (Wondering
if the table is reacting to the theme of the slide it's being pasted on,
which is why it might seem the background cell color is disappearing.)

--
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What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

frog2lite said:
In PPT 2003, when I selected and copied multiple cells and then pasted
them,
everything would paste (text, text color, and background cell color). Now
in
PPT2007, when I do this I lose the background color of the cells. How can
I
keep everything the same when I paste (the paintbrush tool doesn't work)?
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Click to expand...
 
If you color a cell in Excel and copy that cell to a different location, the
color comes with it. Basically, I want my PPT table to act the same way.

frog2lite said:
Echo... thanks for replying. I'm copying from one line of a PPT table and
trying to paste onto another line of the same table.

To replicate, make a table 3 columns wide and 2 rows deep in PPT (it doesn't
matter which Table Style you set). In the top row, write some text into each
cell, and manually shade each cell a different color (in mine I used red for
the left cell, then green, then yellow on the right). Copy all three cells,
then try to paste into the second row of the table. In past versions of PPT,
everything would copy (text, font, text color, text justification, and cell
color), however in PPT 2007 the cell background color does not transfer from
the copied cells to the new pasted cells, and I cannot figure out how to
transfer the colors from the first row to the second row without manually
setting all three cells in the second row to match the first row.

I think it has something to do with the new Table Style functionality. I
wish I could just make a plain table with no pre-set Table Style.


Echo S said:
Could you clarify what you're copying and where you're pasting it? You're
copying table cells from a PPT slide onto another PPT slide? Or you're
pasting onto the same slide? Or are you copying cells from an Excel
spreadsheet and pasting them into PPT table cells?

I'm asking because I cannot reproduce this behavior here. Assuming you're
working with a table, how did you format it in the first place? (Wondering
if the table is reacting to the theme of the slide it's being pasted on,
which is why it might seem the background cell color is disappearing.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

frog2lite said:
In PPT 2003, when I selected and copied multiple cells and then pasted
them,
everything would paste (text, text color, and background cell color). Now
in
PPT2007, when I do this I lose the background color of the cells. How can
I
keep everything the same when I paste (the paintbrush tool doesn't work)?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thank you for the repro steps. I can reproduce what you're describing, and I
agree that it's a side effect of the new table styles and the way tables are
formatted.

Unfortunately, I can't find a way around it. I tried selecting the "no
style, no grid" table style, but that doesn't help the paste behavior. I
think you'll have to type the table, then do the formatting. Wish I had a
better answer for you.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

frog2lite said:
Echo... thanks for replying. I'm copying from one line of a PPT table and
trying to paste onto another line of the same table.

To replicate, make a table 3 columns wide and 2 rows deep in PPT (it
doesn't
matter which Table Style you set). In the top row, write some text into
each
cell, and manually shade each cell a different color (in mine I used red
for
the left cell, then green, then yellow on the right). Copy all three
cells,
then try to paste into the second row of the table. In past versions of
PPT,
everything would copy (text, font, text color, text justification, and
cell
color), however in PPT 2007 the cell background color does not transfer
from
the copied cells to the new pasted cells, and I cannot figure out how to
transfer the colors from the first row to the second row without manually
setting all three cells in the second row to match the first row.

I think it has something to do with the new Table Style functionality. I
wish I could just make a plain table with no pre-set Table Style.


Echo S said:
Could you clarify what you're copying and where you're pasting it? You're
copying table cells from a PPT slide onto another PPT slide? Or you're
pasting onto the same slide? Or are you copying cells from an Excel
spreadsheet and pasting them into PPT table cells?

I'm asking because I cannot reproduce this behavior here. Assuming you're
working with a table, how did you format it in the first place?
(Wondering
if the table is reacting to the theme of the slide it's being pasted on,
which is why it might seem the background cell color is disappearing.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

frog2lite said:
In PPT 2003, when I selected and copied multiple cells and then pasted
them,
everything would paste (text, text color, and background cell color).
Now
in
PPT2007, when I do this I lose the background color of the cells. How
can
I
keep everything the same when I paste (the paintbrush tool doesn't
work)?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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