Use a paintbrush to apply the Country Red paint to the apples, the Golden Pear paint to the pears and the Eucalyptus paint to the leaves. Use an artist's paintbrush or any tiny brush and apply stain to the scratch using a similar color to that on the floor. Use the Format Painter. Select the text or graphic that has the formatting that you want to copy. Note: If you want to copy text formatting, select a portion of a paragraph. On the Home tab, click Format Painter. Use the brush to paint over a selection of text or graphics to apply the formatting. To stop formatting.
A lot of people have never noticed the little paintbrush icon that can be seen on a toolbar in both Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. It's the little icon shown in the image at right. Microsoft calls it the Format Painter and it is a fabulous, handy tool for quickly duplicating styles and formatting of text.
In Office 2007 and later versions, the Format Painter resides on the Clipboard section (far left) of the Home tab of the ribbon. In Office 2000 or below, it is located on one of the standard toolbars.
The Format Painter allows you to copy the font style, size, and color from one part of the document and apply it to one or more other words, paragraphs, and more. It is a great productivity tool!
Let's learn how to use the Format Painter for duplicating one instance or multiple instances.
Using the Format Painter to Make One Duplicate
- Highlight a portion of the paragraph that has already been formatted
- Click the Paintbrush icon once
- Carefully highlight the new text you want styled like the original, and then release the mouse key
Using the Format Painter for Multiple Duplication
- Highlight a portion of the paragraph that has already been formatted and whose formatting you want to duplicate elsewhere in the document.
- Double-click the Paintbrush icon.
- Proceed to an area of text you wish to format like the original. Very carefully highlight that text. Then release the mouse button and the text will be formatted. Notice that the Format Painter icon stays activated.
- Proceed to the next paragraph, word, or section of text you wish to format and repeat. Keep carefully highlighting and formatting text until finished.
- When completely finished, click the Format Painter icon once to deactivate it. It should no longer be highlighted.
Learn how to use the Format Painter and let it increase your productivity!