Use the Format Painter to quickly copy formatting from one thing in a document to another. Just select the thing you like the look of, click Format Painter, and then click the thing you want to change to look the same. Format Painter picks up all the formatting from your first thing, whether it’s a shape, cell, picture border, or piece of text, and applies it to the second. The steps and options vary slightly depending on which app you're using. Pick your app to learn more: