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Now, onto the Tip!
Ever wish there was a quicker, simpler way to copy the formatting of objects in your Microsoft Office applications — like your Word text, Excel cells, or shapes in Publisher? There is! It’s called the Format Painter, and it might be the most helpful toolbar button you’ve never used. Instead of manually applying different font, font effects, alignment, and other formatting to every area of your project, you can save time and effort by quickly copying all of your formatting attributes at once!
Here’s how it works:
- Select the text or graphic that you want to copy.
- Click the Format Painter button on your toolbar — it’s the tiny square with a paintbrush in it. Your pointer will change to a paintbrush icon. (If you want to apply formatting to more than one block of text or graphic, double-click the Format Painter button and continue.)
- Click the text or graphic that you want to format.
- To apply formatting to more than one block of text or graphic, select each of them, one at a time.
- When you are done formatting, hit the Esc key to turn off the Format Painter.
Format Painter is a great tool for putting together reports and presentations. Once you’ve developed the look and feel of any section, you can easily apply the style to your entire document. Give it a try on your next project — I promise it’ll save you time!
