Use the Format Painter in Word 2010 to Apply Existing Formatting to Another Paragraph
This tutorial will focus on taking the formatting from one specific paragraph and applying it to a different paragraph. However, you can follow these steps for a sentence, word or letter. Word will simply copy the formatting from your source selection, then apply it to the target selection. Step 1: Open your document in Word 2010. Step 2: Click the Home tab at the top of the window.
Step 3: Highlight the text containing the formatting that you want to copy to another location in your document.
Step 4: Click the Format Painter button in the Clipboard section of the ribbon at the top of the window.
Step 5: Highlight the text to which you want to apply your copied formatting. Note that the formatting will be applied as soon as you release your mouse button.
Your original formatting should now be copied to the text that you just selected, as in the image below.
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