Use Format Painter to quickly apply the same formatting, such as color, font style and size, or border style, to multiple pieces of text or graphics. With format painter, you can copy all of the formatting from one object and apply it to another one—think of it as copying and pasting for formatting.
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Select the text or graphic that has the formatting that you want to copy.
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If you want to copy text formatting, select a portion of a paragraph.
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If you want to copy text formatting and paragraph formatting, select an entire paragraph, including the paragraph mark.
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On the Message tab, in the Clipboard group, select
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The cursor changes to a
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To apply the formatting, click the graphic or drag across the text. (This action only works once. To apply formatting to multiple elements of your message, you must first double-click
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To stop formatting, press Esc.
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You can use Ctrl+Shift+Cto copy a format, and Ctrl+Shift+Vto paste a format. While the cursor does not change to a paintbrush, you can repeatedly paste formatting to multiple areas without re-copying.
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For graphics, Format Painter works best with drawing objects, such as AutoShapes. However, you can copy formatting from a picture (such as the picture's border).
