AA> You can use the Format Painter - select the cell that has
AA> the initial  formula, and then hit the Format Painter button
AA> and highlight the  portion of the column that you want to
AA> change.
AA> It works the same way in Excel.
I couldn't get your idea to work in Word or in Excel.  I don't understand how 
it could. Format painter deals with formats, not formulas.
Could you give an explicit example of your idea that works?
Bob
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