Bug 169201 - FORMATTING - Calc - Problems with conditional formatting when shifting cells
Summary: FORMATTING - Calc - Problems with conditional formatting when shifting cells
Status: UNCONFIRMED
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Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
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25.8.2.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Windows (All)
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Reported: 2025-11-01 23:36 UTC by Paul
Modified: 2025-11-25 15:50 UTC (History)
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Description Paul 2025-11-01 23:36:04 UTC
Hello, I have some problems with conditional formatting (CF) in Calc.

In Excel I was used to set the CF for entire columns for convenience.
Just as a very simplified example: CF range A:A (becomes full like A1:A1048576), formula A1=0, style gray text. In the second column B:B, B1=0, gray, etc.
When I shift (=copy using the corner) some dynamic cell formulas, the program detects the existing column CF and shifs it too properly, without altering its height range. No problem.

LibreOffice Calc, instead, ignores the existing CF and creates sub-ranges, making a mess.
It adds a new one every time I shift (horizontally), like A2:B2;C30:E30 etc.
At the moment the only workaround seems to avoid shifting and instead use "Paste Special">"Formula" every time, but it’s quite cumbersome.

Could this be fixed, please?
Comment 1 Paul 2025-11-06 23:24:12 UTC
Do you need an example for this?
LO really makes a mess and then on next restart also tries to fix the duplicates joining ranges. It's impossible to manage the CF like this..