If you're trying to copy the format of text to other text, you can use the Microsoft Format Painter option, shown in the pictures to the right. The top image is an example of Format Painter in Microsoft Word 2010, and the bottom picture shows this option in earlier versions of Word.
The Format Painter tool is on the Home tab of the Microsoft Word Ribbon. In older versions of Microsoft Word, Format Painter is located in the toolbar at the top of the program window, below the menu bar.
Use a paintbrush comb or small wire brush to clean the bristles. The younger Kate, in contrast, turned her own schoolgirl training with a paintbrush into a career. Emma sat at the edge of the forest with a pad of paper on her lap, a cup of water in the sand, a paintbrush in one hand and a plastic tray filled with colors in the other. Brush effect adds an artistic look for your presentation, but if you want to add pictures in your presentation with brush effect, you end up downloading proposed templates for Microsoft PowerPoint. Do you want to create your own effects? If your answer is “yes”, please follow easy and fast steps to create different brush effects in your slide. On the Home tab, click Format Painter. The pointer changes to a paintbrush icon. Use the brush to paint over a selection of text or graphics to apply the formatting. This only works once. Begin by highlighting the source word (or whatever it is) and then click on Format Painter. As you move your cursor, it instantly will change to a small paintbrush. Wipe it across the words or cells to which you want the new formatting to apply and click again. Recorded with https://screencast-o-matic.com.
How to use Format Painter
- Highlight the text containing the formatting you want to copy to other text.
- Click the Format Painter tool in the Microsoft Word Ribbon or toolbar.
- The mouse cursor changes to a paintbrush. Highlight the text you want to format like the text highlighted in step 1.
If, for example, you have created a heading in Microsoft Word that uses a formatting you like, you can apply that formatting to another section of text.
TipThe Format Painter tool in Microsoft Excel works very similarly. It allows you to copy the formatting of one cell to another cell.
Using Paintbrush In Word Format
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Using Paintbrush In Word Documents
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