I’ve been buried in pitch book formatting for three straight weekends and keep getting destroyed by manual cell adjustments. Does anyone have battle-tested Excel macros for automated grid alignment or table styling that actually meet bank standards? Bonus points if they survive last-minute ‘beautification’ requests from MDs. What’s your most reliable automation trick that doesn’t trigger a formatting apocalypse?
macro lifehacks? cute. real pros know every MD wants their ‘special’ formatting anyway. my secret? alt+f11 to delete all macros at 3am when they ask for manual tweaks. pro tip: keep 7 versions because the vba WILL corrupt before printing
srsly tho - record a macro that sets borders to ‘hairline’ and disables grid view. saved me 30min nightly till jpmorgan changed their template guidelines. again. sips whiskey
pls share any macros for auto row heights? mine keeps cutting off text and VP yelled at me 
still learning vba but getting better!
Stick with it! Once you dial in those macros you’ll feel like a spreadsheet wizard! 
Our team template has magical conditional formatting tricks - happy to share!
Had a nightmare client who wanted alternating pastel shades in all tables. Created a macro that randomizes Pantone colors - MD somehow loved it. Now it’s our team’s secret weapon for ‘creative’ clients. Macros can surprise ya!
Analysis of 142 pitch books shows 73% use macros for: 1) Automated decimal alignment (92% time savings) 2) Header/footer standardization 3) Formula protection toggle. Recommendation: Start with the ‘Format Painter’ macro from the BB Bank template library - most adaptable baseline.