Formatting of Pivot table

[Guest]

Hi,

I have a pivot table with 15 columns. I have formatted columns mainly using
vertical lines to show related columns together. Like a verical on the left
of first column, then lines to the right of 3rd, 5th,8th columns etc...

After formatting the pivot I do save the file.

Now, when I refresh the Pivot some old formatting comes back and thus I have
to reformat every time I refresh the Pivot. Is there any way to save the
formatting so that it stays even when I refresh the Pivot.

Please help

Thanks

Kamal

 

[Debra Dalgleish]

Set the pivot table to preserve formatting:
On the pivot toolbar, choose PivotTable>Table Options
Add a check mark to 'Preserve formatting', click OK
Remove the check mark from AutoFormat Table
Click OK

You may have to enable selection (From the Pivot toolbar, choose
PivotTable>Select, and click on Enable Selection)

Before formatting cells, use the selection feature to select the
cells. For example, move the pointer to the top of a column in the pivot
table (just above the column's heading cell). When the black arrow
appears (like the one that appears when the pointer is over a column
button), click to select the column in the pivot table. Then apply the
formatting.

If the above suggestions don't work, you could record a macro as you
refresh and reformat the pivot table. Then, run that when you want
to update.