If you’ve created some formatting that you like, you can copy it and apply it to any text or paragraph that you want to have the same look. On the other hand, if you’ve created some formatting that you don’t like or that looks really weird, you can replace it with a copy of any of your good formatting.
If paragraph marks aren’t displayed in your text, click the Home tab, and then click the Show/Hide ¶ button.
Select the text whose formatting you want to copy. If you want to copy paragraph formatting, make sure your selection includes the paragraph mark at the end of the paragraph.
Drag the Format Painter over the selected text to apply the formatting, and then release the button.
To copy formatting to several locations, double-click the Format Painter button after you’ve selected your text. You can then copy the formatting to as many places as you want. When you’ve finished, press the Esc key or click the Format Painter button again.