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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / May 2008Format Painter problem
I can use Format Painter to apply all of my styles except for the Bullet Style. If I use it on my bullet style the style changes. It would be nice to be able to apply the bullet style to my text without it changing on me. Hopefully someone will have a solution. I have always mistrusted Format Painter, because it has a criminal past as far as applying styles is concerned. Since you have not said what version of Word you are using, I can't add anything helpful. Most questions simply can't be answered until you say which version of Word you are using. On 16/05/08 7:15 AM, in article C78554F6-E9FC-4B35-9A4E-F5BAB7F62F6D@microsoft.com, "Judy B." <JudyB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I can use Format Painter to apply all of my styles except for the Bullet > Style. If I use it on my bullet style the style changes. It would be nice > to be able to apply the bullet style to my text without it changing on me. > Hopefully someone will have a solution.  SignatureDon't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/ Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia. mailto:john@mcghie.name Its got to be 2008. There hasn't been a *Named* format Painter in word except in 2008. There may have been a Format painter like device in 2004, 2001 But if there ever was I never could find it. Wow Office 95 (4.2) Word6 had had format painter that worked Great but in order to use it you had to turn on the show formatting codes and double click on the little black box in front of the paragraph you want to copy the formatting. > I have always mistrusted Format Painter, because it has a criminal past as > far as applying styles is concerned. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> to be able to apply the bullet style to my text without it changing on me. >> Hopefully someone will have a solution. Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phillip M. Jones, CET |LIFE MEMBER: VPEA ETA-I, NESDA, ISCET, Sterling 616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:276-632-0868 Martinsville Va 24112 |pjones@kimbanet.com, ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! mailto:pjones@kimbanet.com <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/90th_Birthday/index.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Fulcher/default.html> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Harris/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Jones/default.htm> <http://www.vpea.org> The Format Painter is a paint brush icon that appears in the standard toolbar in both Word and Excel 2004. On 5/16/08 5:01 PM, in article edqe2f5tIHA.4912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl, > Its got to be 2008. > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >>> to be able to apply the bullet style to my text without it changing on me. >>> Hopefully someone will have a solution. No paint brush in mine. in 2004 (?) On laptop or Desktop. > The Format Painter is a paint brush icon that appears in the standard > toolbar in both Word and Excel 2004. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>>> to be able to apply the bullet style to my text without it changing on me. >>>> Hopefully someone will have a solution. Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phillip M. Jones, CET |MEMBER:VPEA (LIFE) ETA-I, NESDA,ISCET, Sterling 616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:276-632-0868 Martinsville Va 24112 |pjones@kimbanet.com, ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! mailto:pjones@kimbanet.com <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/90th_Birthday/index.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Fulcher/default.html> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Harris/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Jones/default.htm> <http://www.vpea.org> > Its got to be 2008. No. The Format Painter's been in Word since at least Word 98, and IIRC, it was introduced in Word 6. > There hasn't been a *Named* format Painter in word except in 2008. Of course there has. Place the cursor over the paintbrush icon - the Tooltip says "Format Painter". If you use Tools->Customize Toolbars/Menus->Commands, in the Format category, the commands listbox lists "Format Painter" as a command. > There may have been a Format painter like device in 2004, 2001 But if > there ever was I never could find it. It's on the default Standard toolbar. Just check no paint brush is shown in 2004 in my Laptop or desktop. Must have been an original setup problem. >> Its got to be 2008. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > It's on the default Standard toolbar. Signature------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phillip M. Jones, CET |MEMBER:VPEA (LIFE) ETA-I, NESDA,ISCET, Sterling 616 Liberty Street |Who's Who. PHONE:276-632-5045, FAX:276-632-0868 Martinsville Va 24112 |pjones@kimbanet.com, ICQ11269732, AIM pjonescet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If it's "fixed", don't "break it"! mailto:pjones@kimbanet.com <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/90th_Birthday/index.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Fulcher/default.html> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Harris/default.htm> <http://www.kimbanet.com/~pjones/Jones/default.htm> <http://www.vpea.org> Hi Judy - Nobody can do much to help you if you don't specify what version of Word & OS X you're using as well as a more detailed description of the problem. In this case, though, I don't understand why your messing with the Format Painter to begin with - If you're actually doing your formatting by using Styles, why not just apply the Style? At best the Format Painter makes for *more* - and needless - work to get your formatting done. If Styles are being used properly there's absolutely no reason to use the FP because the formatting doesn't have to be *copied* from another location - that's part of the rationale for using Styles in the first place. Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 5/15/08 5:45 PM, in article C78554F6-E9FC-4B35-9A4E-F5BAB7F62F6D@microsoft.com, "Judy B." <JudyB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I can use Format Painter to apply all of my styles except for the Bullet > Style. If I use it on my bullet style the style changes. It would be nice > to be able to apply the bullet style to my text without it changing on me. > Hopefully someone will have a solution. |
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