Format painter

[nkb]

I am trying to use format painter to copy text and shading of cells in a
table and apply this same shading (text is the same) to other cells. It does
not seem to work. I select the cell w/ shading, click on the format painter,
then select the cell(s) that I want to shade. Nothing happens. Am I doing
something wrong? Thanks.

 

[Stefan Blom]

As far as I know, the Format Painter can only be used with text formatting
and, to a certain extent, with graphics.

 

[nkb]

But, when I looked at the MS tutorial, the Format Painter changed a row from
no shading to color shading and a different font. Hmmm... Thanks for your
reply, Stefan.

nkb

 

[Stefan Blom]

Do you have a link for the tutorial?

 

[nkb]

http://office.microsoft.com/home/vi...540&startindex=0&CTT=11&Origin=HA012176101033

 

[nkb]

Stefan, after watching it again, it appears that it won't copy shading from
one cell to another in a table. It was only a heading w/ a top and bottom
border w/ shading that was copied w/ the format painter. And cells in Excel.
Sorry for my confusion.

 

[Stefan Blom]

I was just about to reply, "The example from Word is not a table, just
paragraph formatting."

 

[nkb]

Thanks so much, Stefan. It seems logical that if they can program the format
painter to copy shading in Excel and in a heading w/ border, that it should
be able to copy shading in a table cell, too, right? Oh well. What do I
know? You've been so helpful - are you reachable via email or just
through the MS community question "bank?" Thanks again!

 

[Stefan Blom]

Thanks so much, Stefan.

You are welcome.

It seems logical that if they can program the
format
painter to copy shading in Excel and in a heading w/ border, that it
should be able to copy shading in a table cell, too, right?

Logic isn't necessarily a factor in word processing.

Oh well. What do I
know? You've been so helpful - are you reachable via email or just
through the MS community question "bank?" Thanks again!

I don't regularly answer private emails on Word, if that's what you are
asking. I wouldn't have time to do that. Occasionally, though, I may offer
to take a look at a possibly corrupt file.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP