Copy and apply text formatting using the Format Painter in Word,Excel and PowerPoint
Located in the Standard toolbar, the Format Painter tool icon (looks like apaint brush) is used to copy the format of a selected object or text to otherobjects or text.
Located in the Standard toolbar, the Format Painter tool icon (looks like apaint brush) is used to copy the format of a selected object or text to otherobjects or text.
In Word, for example, if you have text formatted in 10 pt, Arial, black, youcan easily transfer this text formatting to any other text in the document withFormat Painter.
1) Select the text that has the formatting that you want to copy andtransfer.
2) Click the Format Painter icon. It becomes indented which verifies you'veselected it.
3) With your cursor, which now has a paintbrush attached to it, select thetarget text you want to format.
4) The target text immediately changes to match the format of the originaltext. As soon as you select the target text, the Format Painter icon becomesinactive.
Note: Tomake the Format Painter icon remain active so that you can continue formattingtext, repeat steps 1 - 3, except this time in step 2, double-click the icon.When you are done formatting you must click the icon again to deactivate it;otherwise you will continue reformatting any text you select.