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 ...

Excel's Format Painter button is seductive. It promises speed and efficiency, and for a quick fix on a handful of cells, it delivers. But once your workbook grows, the tool becomes frustrating, ...

I love the Format Painter —the little paintbrush icon —and I use it frequently to speed format changes in Word documents. I know a double-click converts it from a one-time painter to a repeatable ...

A feature in Microsoft Word that applies a style from one part of the document to another. The text with the desired style (font, size, etc.) is highlighted and Format Painter (paint brush icon) is ...