Paintbrush does not always work. Why?

[Guest]

There are times when my paintbrush function does not work even when I double
click the icon. Is there something I should be doing to make sure it works
all the time?

 

[Amedee Van Gasse]

In <[email protected]>, Old timer told
us an interesting story. My reply to this story is at the bottom of
this message.

There are times when my paintbrush function does not work even when I
double click the icon. Is there something I should be doing to make
sure it works all the time?

Insert coin? ;-)

No really, I don't know. Please provide the group with more details.
By the way, is this a Word problem? Paintbrush is a different program.

 

[Guest]

It suddenly occurs to me that you may be talking about the toolbar icon for
the Format Painter. Correct?

If so, keep in mind that for it to work, you need to have your insertion
point in the formatted text or specific text must be selected. It also has
'limits', i.e. if the selected text contains a mixture of fots, font sizes,
some bold but not all, etc. Format Painter is not going to work effectively.

Double-clicking is not necessary unless you want the Format Painter to
remain active so you can apply the formatting to more than one location. In
fact, if your double-click isn't effective, you actually wind up turning the
feature _off_ with the second click. That could explain the issue.

If not, try going to Tools>Customize--Toolbars, click the name of the
Standard toolbar, then click the reset button & confirm OK in the prompt that
comes up.

HTH |:>)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I think the OP is referring to the Format Painter. I find Ctrl+Shift+C (Copy
Format) and Ctrl+Shift+V (Paste Format) much more satisfactory myself.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Amedee Van Gasse]

In <[email protected]>, Suzanne S. Barnhill told us
an interesting story. My reply to this story is at the bottom of this
message.

I think the OP is referring to the Format Painter. I find
Ctrl+Shift+C (Copy Format) and Ctrl+Shift+V (Paste Format) much more
satisfactory myself.

OOPS!
I guess you are right.