diff --git a/app/client/components/GristDoc.ts b/app/client/components/GristDoc.ts
index 7548789f..844edd08 100644
--- a/app/client/components/GristDoc.ts
+++ b/app/client/components/GristDoc.ts
@@ -790,11 +790,18 @@ export class GristDoc extends DisposableWithEvents {
   }
 
   // Turn the given columns into empty columns, losing any data stored in them.
-  public async clearColumns(colRefs: number[]): Promise<void> {
+  public async clearColumns(colRefs: number[], {keepType}: {keepType?: boolean} = {}): Promise<void> {
     await this.docModel.columns.sendTableAction(
       ['BulkUpdateRecord', colRefs, {
         isFormula: colRefs.map(f => true),
         formula: colRefs.map(f => ''),
+        ...(keepType ? {} : {
+          type: colRefs.map(f => 'Any'),
+          widgetOptions: colRefs.map(f => ''),
+          visibleCol: colRefs.map(f => null),
+          displayCol: colRefs.map(f => null),
+          rules: colRefs.map(f => null),
+        }),
         // Set recalc settings to defaults when emptying a column.
         recalcWhen: colRefs.map(f => RecalcWhen.DEFAULT),
         recalcDeps: colRefs.map(f => null),
diff --git a/app/client/components/Importer.ts b/app/client/components/Importer.ts
index 2112e6db..248ea324 100644
--- a/app/client/components/Importer.ts
+++ b/app/client/components/Importer.ts
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ export class Importer extends DisposableWithEvents {
                                 return [
                                   menuItem(
                                     async () => {
-                                      await this._gristDoc.clearColumns([sourceColId]);
+                                      await this._gristDoc.clearColumns([sourceColId], {keepType: true});
                                       await this._updateImportDiff(info);
                                     },
                                     'Skip',
diff --git a/app/client/ui/CellContextMenu.ts b/app/client/ui/CellContextMenu.ts
index c4a99225..46754128 100644
--- a/app/client/ui/CellContextMenu.ts
+++ b/app/client/ui/CellContextMenu.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ export function CellContextMenu(rowOptions: IRowContextMenu, colOptions: IMultiC
   const disableForReadonlyView = dom.cls('disabled', isReadonly);
 
   const numCols: number = colOptions.numColumns;
-  const nameClearColumns = colOptions.isFiltered ? t("ClearEntireColumns", {count: numCols}) : t("ClearColumns", {count: numCols})
-  const nameDeleteColumns = t("DeleteColumns", {count: numCols})
+  const nameClearColumns = colOptions.isFiltered ?
+    t("ResetEntireColumns", {count: numCols}) :
+    t("ResetColumns", {count: numCols});
+  const nameDeleteColumns = t("DeleteColumns", {count: numCols});
 
   const numRows: number = rowOptions.numRows;
-  const nameDeleteRows = t("DeleteRows", {count: numRows})
+  const nameDeleteRows = t("DeleteRows", {count: numRows});
 
   const nameClearCells = (numRows > 1 || numCols > 1) ? t('ClearValues') : t('ClearCell');
 
diff --git a/app/client/ui/GridViewMenus.ts b/app/client/ui/GridViewMenus.ts
index 282351be..8ee582c3 100644
--- a/app/client/ui/GridViewMenus.ts
+++ b/app/client/ui/GridViewMenus.ts
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ export function MultiColumnMenu(options: IMultiColumnContextMenu) {
   const disableForReadonlyView = dom.cls('disabled', options.isReadonly);
   const num: number = options.numColumns;
   const nameClearColumns = options.isFiltered ?
-    t('ClearEntireColumns', {count: num}) :
-    t('ClearColumns', {count: num});
+    t('ResetEntireColumns', {count: num}) :
+    t('ResetColumns', {count: num});
   const nameDeleteColumns = t('DeleteColumns', {count: num});
   const nameHideColumns = t('HideColumns', {count: num});
   const frozenMenu = options.disableFrozenMenu ? null : freezeMenuItemCmd(options);
diff --git a/static/locales/en.client.json b/static/locales/en.client.json
index 08408e84..3d0ba848 100644
--- a/static/locales/en.client.json
+++ b/static/locales/en.client.json
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@
     "MemoryError": "Memory Error"
   },
   "CellContextMenu": {
-    "ClearEntireColumns_one": "Clear entire column",
-    "ClearEntireColumns_other": "Clear {{count}} entire columns",
-    "ClearColumns_one": "Clear column",
-    "ClearColumns_other": "Clear {{count}} columns",
+    "ResetEntireColumns_one": "Reset entire column",
+    "ResetEntireColumns_other": "Reset {{count}} entire columns",
+    "ResetColumns_one": "Reset column",
+    "ResetColumns_other": "Reset {{count}} columns",
     "DeleteColumns_one": "Delete column",
     "DeleteColumns_other": "Delete {{count}} columns",
     "DeleteRows_one": "Delete row",
@@ -256,10 +256,10 @@
     "Sort": "Sort",
     "MoreSortOptions": "More sort options ...",
     "RenameColumn": "Rename column",
-    "ClearEntireColumns_one": "Clear entire column",
-    "ClearEntireColumns_other": "Clear {{count}} entire columns",
-    "ClearColumns_one": "Clear column",
-    "ClearColumns_other": "Clear {{count}} columns",
+    "ResetEntireColumns_one": "Reset entire column",
+    "ResetEntireColumns_other": "Reset {{count}} entire columns",
+    "ResetColumns_one": "Reset column",
+    "ResetColumns_other": "Reset {{count}} columns",
     "DeleteColumns_one": "Delete column",
     "DeleteColumns_other": "Delete {{count}} columns",
     "HideColumns_one": "Hide column",
diff --git a/static/locales/fr.client.json b/static/locales/fr.client.json
index 189e4b9c..23d0e9ae 100644
--- a/static/locales/fr.client.json
+++ b/static/locales/fr.client.json
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
     "MemoryError": "Erreur mémoire"
   },
   "CellContextMenu": {
-    "ClearEntireColumns_one": "Effacer la colonne entière",
-    "ClearEntireColumns_other": "Effacer ces {{count}} colonnes entières",
-    "ClearColumns_one": "Effacer la colonne",
-    "ClearColumns_other": "Effacer {{count}} colonnes",
+    "ResetEntireColumns_one": "Réinitialiser la colonne entière",
+    "ResetEntireColumns_other": "Réinitialiser ces {{count}} colonnes entières",
+    "ResetColumns_one": "Réinitialiser la colonne",
+    "ResetColumns_other": "Réinitialiser {{count}} colonnes",
     "DeleteColumns_one": "Supprimer la colonne",
     "DeleteColumns_other": "Supprimer {{count}} colonnes",
     "DeleteRows_one": "Supprimer la ligne",
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@
     "Sort": "Trier",
     "MoreSortOptions": "Plus d’options de tri…",
     "RenameColumn": "Renommer la colonne",
-    "ClearEntireColumns_one": "Effacer la colonne entière",
-    "ClearEntireColumns_other": "Effacer {{count}} colonnes entières",
-    "ClearColumns_one": "Effacer la colonne",
-    "ClearColumns_other": "Effacer {{count}} colonnes",
+    "ResetEntireColumns_one": "Réinitialiser la colonne entière",
+    "ResetEntireColumns_other": "Réinitialiser {{count}} colonnes entières",
+    "ResetColumns_one": "Réinitialiser la colonne",
+    "ResetColumns_other": "Réinitialiser {{count}} colonnes",
     "DeleteColumns_one": "Supprimer la colonne",
     "DeleteColumns_other": "Supprimer {{count}} colonnes",
     "HideColumns_one": "Masquer la colonne",
diff --git a/test/nbrowser/MultiColumn.ts b/test/nbrowser/MultiColumn.ts
index 28bf1633..f71380b4 100644
--- a/test/nbrowser/MultiColumn.ts
+++ b/test/nbrowser/MultiColumn.ts
@@ -156,11 +156,14 @@ describe('MultiColumn', function() {
       ]);
       await selectColumns('Test1', 'Test3');
       assert.equal(await columnBehavior(), 'Formula Columns');
+      await alignment('center');
+      assert.equal(await alignment(), 'center');
 
       // Reset all of them
       assert.deepEqual(await gu.availableBehaviorOptions(), ['Convert columns to data', 'Clear and reset']);
       await gu.changeBehavior('Clear and reset');
       assert.equal(await columnBehavior(), 'Empty Columns');
+      assert.equal(await alignment(), 'left');
 
       // Make them all data columns
       await gu.getCell('Test1', 1).click(); await gu.enterCell('a');