Format Painter
One of the most helpful toolbar buttons in Office programs is the Format Painter. This button offers a quick way to copy formatting from one item to another.
Using Format Painter saves you time and effort. Instead of having to manually apply the font, font effects, centered paragraph alignment, and other formatting to each new section heading, you can quickly copy all of the formatting attributes by using one toolbar button.
To copy formatting:
1. Do one of the following:
To copy both paragraph attributes (such as alignment, indentation, and so on) and character attributes (such as font and font effects), select the text whose formatting you want to copy plus the paragraph mark that follows the text.
To copy only character attributes, select the text without selecting the paragraph mark.
2. On the Standard toolbar, click Format Painter
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3. Select the text you want to apply the formatting to.
The text takes on the new formatting.
If you want to apply the same formatting to more than one item, select the formatting you want, double-click Format Painter, and then select each word, phrase, or paragraph you want to apply formatting to. When you’re finished, press ESC.
For more information about the Format Painter visit Microsoft Office Online.
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