Applying Text Attributes with the Eyedropper Tool

The ''Eyedropper'' tool picks up attributes from one location and pastes them in another. You can paste the copied attributes as many times as you want, and you can pick up new attributes at any time.

How to apply text attributes with the Eyedropper tool

Eyedropper tool

1. Choose the ''Eyedropper'' tool from the ''Toolbox''.

The mouse pointer will change to an empty eyedropper shape.

Empty Eyedropper Pointer

2. Copy the text attributes.

Click on the text whose attributes you want to pick up. The mouse pointer will change to a full eyedropper shape.

Full Eyedropper Pointer

3. Paste the text attributes.

Click anywhere on a paragraph to format. All of the copied paragraph and character attributes will be applied to this paragraph.

4. Continue as desired.

Continue clicking on paragraphs to paste the same attributes. To copy different attributes, hold down Option (Alt or Shift) and click on the text whose attributes you want to pick up. When Option (Alt or Shift) is held down, the mouse pointer will change to an empty eyedropper shape.

Applying Text Attributes with the Eyedropper Tool  Sub-Section  url:PGSuser/formatting#anchor5887588
  created:2006-04-15 21:22:55   last updated:2006-07-20 16:20:28
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