Please note: This item is from our archives and was published in 2004. It is provided for historical reference. The content may be out of date and links may no longer function. Q. Format Painter is a ...

Do you want to format an object or text with the same formatting as the previous one but want to save time than formatting the new object? You can use Format Painter in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

One of the handiest functions in Word is the Format Painter . I use it often to copy a format from one section of a document to another. There’s only one thing I don’t like about it: I have to take my ...