2013 versus 2010 - Export to Excel

Hi,
When exporting a view from Project Server 2013 Project Center to Excel, it seems to export without any formatting (no colours, etc).
It only exports rudimentary formatting such as the indenting.
This seems to be different than it used to be.
Does anyone know if this is expected behaviour? Or is there something wrong in our config? The configuration was upgraded from 2007 - 2010 - 2013.
thanks,
http://blogs.umtsa.co.za/nicoo

Hi Nico,<o:p></o:p>
I can reproduce the same behaviour in Project Server 2013 environment. The export is without any
formatting (no colors etc.). Your environment configuration looks precise.<o:p></o:p>
I have found related thread to your query. Here is the link you may find useful – <o:p></o:p>
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/projectserver/en-US/85c8331f-85b9-4e34-9e27-612ffda0b7d4/project-server-2010-project-center-views-export-to-excel-with-formatting?forum=projectserver2010general<o:p></o:p>
Cheers, Badal

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