To | Do this |
Copy the formatting or custom style of all states of an object or the format or custom style applied to a layout part | Select the object, or part label, then click to the right of the object type list (at the top of the tab). |
Copy the formatting attributes of the selected display state of an object | Select the object and choose the display state you want to copy in the object state list, then click to the right of the list (at the top of the tab). For more information about display states, see Specifying the display state for an object. |
Copy the formatting attributes of the layout background | Click anywhere in the layout background to select it, then click to the right of the object type list (at the top of the tab). |
Paste formatting attributes | Select one or more objects and choose the display state to which you want to apply the copied formatting attributes. (You can choose a different display state from the one you copied.) Click to the right of the object state list. |
Paste the formatting attributes or custom style for all display states of the object that you copied | Select one or more objects, then click to the right of the object type list. |
Paste the formatting attributes or custom style of the layout part that you copied, or paste the formatting attributes of the layout background | Select a part label or click anywhere in the layout background to select it, then click to the right of the object type list. Note You can't paste the custom style of a layout background from one layout to another; only the formatting attributes can be pasted. |
To apply formatting attributes to | Do this |
A single object or a layout part | Select the object or part label that you want to change. |
Multiple objects | Drag the arrow pointer to make a selection box that includes the objects. The selection box does not have to completely surround the objects. To avoid including partially selected objects, press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (macOS) as you drag. Or, to apply copied formats to multiple objects individually, double-click the Format Painter tool to lock it, then Shift-click each object. To unlock and turn off the Format Painter tool, press Esc. |
A layout background | Choose a different layout from the Layout pop-up menu, then click its layout background. For the new layout background to display, one or more layout parts must be transparent. See Setting the fill, line style, and borders for objects, layout parts, and the layout background. |