Keep Conditional Formats When Updating Column Type in Smartsheet
keep your conditional formats when you change a column type
- •Copy your conditional formats, change the column type, then paste them back so you do not have to recreate rules.
- •SSFeatures stores formats and matches rules to column names so pasted formats work after the type change.
- •Save hours each week on repeat tasks.
I'm going to show you how to copy and paste conditional formats between sheets in Smartsheet. First, download SSFeatures. Open your sheet in Grid view. Click the conditional formats button in the toolbar. Click \"Copy Rules\". Select the conditional formats that you want to copy. Click \"OK\". Open another sheet in Grid view. Click the conditional formats button in the toolbar. Click \"Paste Rules\". SSFeatures will paste all of the conditional formats into this new sheet. This saves you so much time. You don't have to manually recreate dozens of conditional formats anymore.
Use Cases
Managing Multiple Sheets - Quickly copy conditional formats from one sheet and paste them into other sheets built from the same template.
Updating Column Types - When Smartsheet forces you to delete formats after changing a column type, SSFeatures lets you copy them first and paste them back afterward.
Reducing Errors - By reusing existing conditional formats, you eliminate the risk of mistakes that happen when recreating rules by hand.
Frequently Asked Questions
The destination sheet must have the same column names as those used in the copied format. If any columns are missing, SSFeatures will display an error message explaining the issue.
Yes. You can copy the formats, delete them, change the column type, and then paste the formats back in. This avoids having to recreate them manually.
Yes. SSFeatures runs entirely in your browser and never sends your data to external servers. Formats are temporarily stored in your browser’s local storage, then pasted directly into your sheet.
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