"Copy Format" Command

[jeeprs]

Hi All - New InDesign User, CS4 on Win XP.

In MS Word, I use the Format Painter tool - this copies the format of one piece of text to another. There doesn't seem to be a similar functionality in InDesign. I guess it would be called 'Copy Format' or something similar. Is there such a functonality available in this package anywhere? (If not I might put it into the WishList forum.)

[Jongware]

Try the eyedropper: Copy type attributes (Eyedropper) .

[Peter Spier]

You might also want to try using styles. Styles can be defined from highlighted formatted text and applied to other text using a keyboard shortcut created as part of the style definition. That would be faster if you are going to re-use formatting more than once, and it has the advantage that you can re-define the style, and all the text you've styles will update instantly.

Peter

[jeeprs]

I am using styles, very similar functionality to MS Word, but had missed that use of the Eyedropper for copying formats - works perfectly - thanks to all.