How do you use Format Painter to copy formatting from one selection to another?

• A. Home > Format Painter; click the source to copy formatting to the target, or double-click for multiple targets; press Esc to deactivate.
• B. Home > Copy Format
• C. Design > Painter
• D. Insert > Format Painter

Answer: (A)

Format Painter copies formatting from one selection to another. On the Home tab, click Format Painter. Then click the source text to copy its formatting, and click the target text to apply it. If you need to format several places, double-click Format Painter to keep it active and click each target; when you’re done, press Esc to deactivate. It copies font attributes (like size, color, bold/italic), paragraph settings (alignment, indentation, line spacing), bullets or numbering, borders, shading, and other formatting linked to characters or paragraphs. The other options don’t point to the correct command path in Word.