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Copy Formatting in Word

You can use Word’s Format Painter feature to copy the text formatting from one area of a document, then apply it to another area:

1. Select the text that has the formatting you want to apply to other area(s).

2. In Word 2007, click the Format Painter icon (looks like a paintbrush) on the “Home” tab in the “Clipboard” group.  In Word 2003, the Format Painter (paintbrush) icon is located on the “Standard” toolbar.

Format Text in Word

•         To apply bold formatting, select the text and press CTRL+B.

•         To apply underlining, select the text and press CTRL+U.

•         To apply italics, select the text and press CTRL+I.

•         To center, left-align, or right-align a selected paragraph, press CTRL+E, CTRL+L, or CTRL+R, respectively.

•         To create a black line, press the hyphen key three or more times and press ENTER. To create a thicker black line, hold down the SHIFT key, press the hyphen key three or more times, and press ENTER.

Select Text in Word

•         To select a word, double-click it.

•         To select a sentence, press CTRL and click inside the sentence.

•         To select a paragraph, triple-click inside the paragraph.

•         To select an entire document, press CTRL+A.

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