Comments on: Keep Formatting in Excel 2007 Pivot Table

By: Terri

Terri — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:24:32 +0000

In one of my pivot tables I can’t even get the formatting to hold on previously formatted cells. It works in other files, but for this file if I remove a field and then put it back in, it loses the format. I’ve checked every option I can find, including all those above, and nothing works. I recently converted to Excel 2010, but I think this is a 2007 file. Any ideas?

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:41:19 +0000

This does not work. I’m using Excel 2010, and would love to find a way to preserve the formatting of columns. For instance, I have a time field formatted hh:mm on data list. The pivot displays this as hh:mm:ss. I go through all the steps listed above, but any new data added is in the hh:mm:ss format. My formatting only holds for the previously formatted cells. I cannot find the answer anywhere.

By: Debra Dalgleish

Debra Dalgleish — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:12:36 +0000

What type of formatting are you applying to the pivot table? What version of Excel and operating system?

By: klopeks

klopeks — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:32:48 +0000

This does NOT work. I don’t know why this same ‘solution’ seems to show up on every message board, but it won’t work.

By: PS

PS — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:01:44 +0000

Does not work. I can’t find any accurate directions to change a number/date format in a pivot chart and have it saved.

By: Sunil

Sunil — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:38:28 +0000

DOES NOT WORK!