Explanation

The Format Painter in PowerPoint copies and applies formatting to text, shapes, pictures, and cells. It’s best for drawing objects like AutoShapes. How to use Format Painter Select the text, shape, picture, or cell with the formatting you want to copy On the Home tab, select the Format Painter button in the Clipboard group To apply the formatting once, single-click Format Painter To apply the formatting more than once, double-click Format Painter Select what you want to apply the formatting to Keyboard shortcuts Alt+Ctrl+C: to copy a format Alt+Ctrl+V: to paste a format ESC: to stop formatting Format Painter limitations Format Painter only copies visual formatting, not any data the shape might hold.