To copy and paste formatting you can use the following tools:

•The  Copy formatting button on the Toolbar.

•Keyboard shortcuts.

•Command menu options (when working in macOS).

 

To format one element of a document using the  Copy formatting button, follow these steps:

1.Select the part of the document you want to copy the formatting from (see the Formatting basics section).

2.On the Home tab, in the Edit group, click  Copy formatting.

3.Select the part of the document you want to copy the formatting to (see the Formatting basics section).

 

To format multiple elements of a document using the  Copy formatting button, follow these steps:

1.Select the part of the document you want to copy the formatting from (see the Formatting basics section).

2.On the Home tab, in the Edit group, double-click  Copy formatting to make it look like .

3.Format the desired parts of the document one by one as described in the section above.

 

To exit the multiple elements formatting mode, use one of the following methods:

•On the Home tab, in the Edit group, click the button to make it look like .

•Press Esc.

 

To copy the formatting using the command menu or keyboard shortcuts, follow these steps:

1.Select the part of the document you want to copy the formatting from (see the Formatting basics section).

2.When working in Windows or Linux, press Ctrl+Shift+C. When working in macOS, run the Edit > Copy formatting command from the command menu or press  Shift+ Cmd+C.

3.To apply the formatting to one part of the document, do the following:

•Select the part of the document you want to copy the formatting from (see the Formatting basics section).

•When working in Windows or Linux, press Ctrl+Shift+V. When working in macOS, run Edit > Paste formatting command from the command menu or press  Shift+ Cmd+V (macOS).

4.To apply the formatting to multiple elements in the document, select these elements one by one and apply the formatting as described above.