Ctrl+Shift+C and Ctrl+Shift+V to copy/paste formats not working in Excel

Question

I have been using the Ctrl+Shift+C and Ctrl+Shift+V to copy/paste formats in Excel for years but they have stopped working. The computer beeps when I try them. There is no Customize Keyboard option in Excel either. Were these options removed?

Answer 1

THANK YOU!!!

Answer 2

You are not going senile,

CTRL+SHIFT+C and CTRL+SHIFT+V were alive and well until recently. You are also correct that the format paint brush doesn't perform the same as CTRL+SHIFT+C and CTRL+SHIFT+V.

Answer 3

Thanks. This seems to work in Word, but not in Excel. Come on MSFT! Can't you resurrect the original keyboard shortcuts in Excel?

Answer 4

No - this is not helpful at all.

As has been stated before the point is to NOT use the mouse. I've been using CTRL SHIFT C and CTRL SHIFT V for 30 years. I work on documents where I am constantly having to copy and paste formatting onto chunks of text. Having to use the mouse is not at all productive.

Clearly, the Microsoft experts have a weekly meeting titled 'what can we change today to tick off our customers' 'cos it's definitely working.

Answer 5

Additionally, Ctrl+Shift+c/v is a one handed operation, Ctrl+Alt+c/v is not.

MS: "Let's see what can annoy users the most."