The Format Painter icon on the standard toolbar in Word 2003 and the Home tab in Word 2007/2010 can be used to copy character or paragraph formatting from one portion of text to another. Click the paragraph (or word) that is formatted the way you want, then click the Format Painter icon. Click the word you want to copy the formatting to, or for multiple words, drag to select the portion of text. To copy the formatting multiple times, select the text with the formatting to be copied, double-click on the Format Painter icon, and copy the formatting as many times as you want. When you are finished, click the Format Painter icon one more time to de-select it.
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