Q. Format Painter is a very handy tool for copying a format style from one place to another, but it seems to work with only one section at a time. Is there a way to get it to work like a rubber stamp ...

To use Format Painter, highlight the text with the formatting you want to copy, go to the "Home" tab, and click the "Format Painter" icon. Then, select the text you want to format, and the copied ...

Use Format Painter to quickly alter many areas of your document. Remember to click the "Format Painter" icon between each change you make to record the format again.

The Format Painter in Word copies formatting, such as color, font, and font size, and applies it to other text. From the Home tab, select Format Painter in the Clipboard group.