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Thankyou, I thought that may have been the case.<br />
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I find that can get tricky when I have complex named ranges across multiple worksheets in the said file so tend to avoid doing this in case I leave any inks behind, but for simple worksheets it would be very straight forward.<br />
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Shame there was not a way without having to copy the sheets to a new file.
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Thankyou, I thought that may have been the case.

I find that can get tricky when I have complex named ranges across multiple worksheets in the said file so tend to avoid doing this in case I leave any inks behind, but for simple worksheets it would be very straight forward.

Shame there was not a way without having to copy the sheets to a new file.

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Thankyou for your response.
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Is there a simple way of defining the standard font for an individual Workbook in Excel?<br />
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I use a number of old files that date from the days when MS Sans Serif was the standard font (which I can't stand).<br />
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The text I use in the file is mostly Arial but some Arial Narrow, however whenever I write in a blank cell somewhere in an unused portion of the sheet and then later delete all of the contents of that cell the font reverts back to MS Sans Serif.<br />
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Can I switch the background standard font of an individual file without having to select all of the blank cells?<br />
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(If I select all of the cells of course I then of course change fonts on cells I don't want to change).<br />
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Thankyou for any advice.
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Is there a simple way of defining the standard font for an individual Workbook in Excel?

I use a number of old files that date from the days when MS Sans Serif was the standard font (which I can't stand).

The text I use in the file is mostly Arial but some Arial Narrow, however whenever I write in a blank cell somewhere in an unused portion of the sheet and then later delete all of the contents of that cell the font reverts back to MS Sans Serif.

Can I switch the background standard font of an individual file without having to select all of the blank cells?

(If I select all of the cells of course I then of course change fonts on cells I don't want to change).

Thankyou for any advice.

Default fonts for existing workbooks in Excel

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