[bluto]

In Word 2000 if I wanted to use the format painter to apply the formatting of
one sentence to another sentence, I could Ctrl+click to select the first
sentence, click the format painter button, then Ctrl+Click the second
sentence to apply the first sentence's format to it.

In Word 2003 it seems I can only have one thing selected; when I Ctrl+Click
the first sentence and click Format Painter, I am not able to Ctrl+Click the
second sentence - I have to drag the mouse over it to change it.

Is there any way to make Word 2003 work the old way?

[Graham Mayor]

Double click the painter to lock it.
Frankly it would be better if you used paragraph and character styles for
formatting your documents than the painter, which I feel should be a tool of
last resort.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



"bluto" wrote in message
...
In Word 2000 if I wanted to use the format painter to apply the formatting
of
one sentence to another sentence, I could Ctrl+click to select the first
sentence, click the format painter button, then Ctrl+Click the second
sentence to apply the first sentence's format to it.

In Word 2003 it seems I can only have one thing selected; when I
Ctrl+Click
the first sentence and click Format Painter, I am not able to Ctrl+Click
the
second sentence - I have to drag the mouse over it to change it.

Is there any way to make Word 2003 work the old way?

[bluto]

Thanks, but it's not the locking of the format painter I need, it's being
able to click select something at the same time as there's a selection
highlight on other text. This I could do in W2000 but W2003 doesn't let me.

I do use paragraph styles, but after 13 years on Word I've never learned
character styles. My publishers don't seem to mind what I send them, and I'd
really prefer to continue using the method that's worked well for me.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Double click the painter to lock it.
Frankly it would be better if you used paragraph and character styles for
formatting your documents than the painter, which I feel should be a tool of
last resort.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



"bluto" wrote in message
...
In Word 2000 if I wanted to use the format painter to apply the formatting
of
one sentence to another sentence, I could Ctrl+click to select the first
sentence, click the format painter button, then Ctrl+Click the second
sentence to apply the first sentence's format to it.

In Word 2003 it seems I can only have one thing selected; when I
Ctrl+Click
the first sentence and click Format Painter, I am not able to Ctrl+Click
the
second sentence - I have to drag the mouse over it to change it.

Is there any way to make Word 2003 work the old way?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In Word 2002 and above, Ctrl+click is used to select multiple objects.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"bluto" wrote in message
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Thanks, but it's not the locking of the format painter I need, it's being
able to click select something at the same time as there's a selection
highlight on other text. This I could do in W2000 but W2003 doesn't let
me.

I do use paragraph styles, but after 13 years on Word I've never learned
character styles. My publishers don't seem to mind what I send them, and
I'd
really prefer to continue using the method that's worked well for me.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Double click the painter to lock it.
Frankly it would be better if you used paragraph and character styles
for
formatting your documents than the painter, which I feel should be a
tool of
last resort.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



"bluto" wrote in message
...
In Word 2000 if I wanted to use the format painter to apply the
formatting
of
one sentence to another sentence, I could Ctrl+click to select the
first
sentence, click the format painter button, then Ctrl+Click the second
sentence to apply the first sentence's format to it.

In Word 2003 it seems I can only have one thing selected; when I
Ctrl+Click
the first sentence and click Format Painter, I am not able to
Ctrl+Click
the
second sentence - I have to drag the mouse over it to change it.

Is there any way to make Word 2003 work the old way?