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How do I do the equivalent from the Mac world of "copying and pas.
I want to learn how to copy and paste the formatting ruler in a Word
document. I am new to the Windows world. In a Mac, in Appleworks, you can simply copy the ruler from one section of a document and paste (and therefore apply) it into another. I don't know how to do the equivalent in Word or whether you have to set up a new document section every time. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Any time you want to copy formatting, simply highlight the area you already
have formatted to your liking and then click on the format painter on your tool bar. Your cursor will then turn into a paint brush. Simply drag the paint brush over the text where you want like formatting. I hope this has been helpful to you. "mscove" wrote: I want to learn how to copy and paste the formatting ruler in a Word document. I am new to the Windows world. In a Mac, in Appleworks, you can simply copy the ruler from one section of a document and paste (and therefore apply) it into another. I don't know how to do the equivalent in Word or whether you have to set up a new document section every time. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Hi, mscove. It may help you to know:
1. Page formatting is stored in the last paragraph return OR (if the document has them) in the section break at the end of the section. 2. Paragraph formatting is stored in the paragraph return that resides at the end of a paragraph. 3. All other formatting (and paragraph formatting, too) can be copied using the format painter. See: http://www.officearticles.com/misc/f...oft_office.htm ******************* ~Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "mscove" wrote in message ... I want to learn how to copy and paste the formatting ruler in a Word document. I am new to the Windows world. In a Mac, in Appleworks, you can simply copy the ruler from one section of a document and paste (and therefore apply) it into another. I don't know how to do the equivalent in Word or whether you have to set up a new document section every time. Any help would be appreciated. |
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You might be interested in this link:
http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/Differences.htm Though I've used AppleWorks, a little bit, and your question doesn't make any sense to me. So if the existing replies are not what you were looking for, you will have to explain more carefully and precisely what you need. On 8/2/05 11:35 AM, "mscove" wrote: I want to learn how to copy and paste the formatting ruler in a Word document. I am new to the Windows world. In a Mac, in Appleworks, you can simply copy the ruler from one section of a document and paste (and therefore apply) it into another. I don't know how to do the equivalent in Word or whether you have to set up a new document section every time. Any help would be appreciated. -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/ What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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Hello-
Like Daiya, I haven't used AppleWorks extensively or in a long time, but if I remember correctly, you aren't referring to 'formatting' as in bold, italic, etc. Instead, do you mean Indents & Tabs? And what you want to do is use the same settings in another area of the document after having applied different settings 'in between'. Tou can copy a ruler and paste it into a different location to use the same settings that you had previously used. (I think sone versions of WordPerfect used the same technique.) If I am guessing right, the distinction is more a Word vs AppleWorks issue than Mac vs PC, but you don't need multiple rulers. As suggested by the others, one option is to select the ¶ at the end of the para that has the Indents & Tabs settings you want to use, then click the Format Painter button (next to the Paste button), then double-click the ¶ at the end of the para you want to apply those settings to. Are we at all close? Regards |:) On 8/2/05 2:35 PM, in article , "mscove" wrote: I want to learn how to copy and paste the formatting ruler in a Word document. I am new to the Windows world. In a Mac, in Appleworks, you can simply copy the ruler from one section of a document and paste (and therefore apply) it into another. I don't know how to do the equivalent in Word or whether you have to set up a new document section every time. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Ctrl+Shift+C will copy the paragraph formatting at the insertion point. If
you have text selected, it will copy the font formatting as well. Ctrl+Shift+V pastes the formatting wherever you want it. This formatting is saved to a special sort of Clipboard and remains available for pasting until you copy a different format. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "mscove" wrote in message ... I want to learn how to copy and paste the formatting ruler in a Word document. I am new to the Windows world. In a Mac, in Appleworks, you can simply copy the ruler from one section of a document and paste (and therefore apply) it into another. I don't know how to do the equivalent in Word or whether you have to set up a new document section every time. Any help would be appreciated. |
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