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Using the Format Painter

After formatting text in a document, you might want to apply those same formatting changes to other areas in the document. For example, redoing the same formatting, you can paint (that is, copy) the formatting from one area to others. The Format Painter lets you “pick up” the style of one section and apply, or “paint,” it to another. To apply a format style to more than one item, double-click the Format Painter button on the Home tab instead of a single-click. The double-click keeps the Format Painter active until you want to press Esc to disable it, so you can apply formatting styles to any text or object you want in your document.

Apply a Format Style Using the Format Painter

Select the text containing the formatting ...