this is from the Project assist Excel 2002 tutorial: Introduction. Remember, formatting is associated with a cell. If you want to remove the attributes you added to a cell, use the Clear Formats command. When you remove the formatting, Excel uses the general attributes as defined by the template. The Formats command appears on the Clear sub-menu. Choose the Clear command on the Edit menu to open the Clear sub-menu. -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx