Eyedropper Tool to the Max!

Those of you who are familiar with the Format Painter in Microsoft Office programs have probably wished there were a similar tool in other programs. Well in Adobe InDesign, you can use the Eyedropper Tool to quickly copy text formatting and apply it to other text, just like you can with the Format Painter!

Just follow these steps:

1. Format one paragraph the way you want it (I recommend using a paragraph style)
2. Select the Eyedropper Tool from the toolbox on the left
   
   
3. Click on the formatted paragraph. Your Eyedropper Tool should now appear to be filled (it's filled with the formatting characteristics of that paragraph)
4. You can now click on any unformatted paragraph with the Eyedropper Tool, and it will format them! Not only that, but it will even apply the paragraph style to those paragraphs!

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