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Changing Word’s Format Painter shortcut

24 Mar 2025

I’ve found Word’s Format painter a handy tool for many years – a quick Ctrl-Shift-C and Ctrl-Shift-V to copy and paste a style from one place to another (repeatedly) has been a quick and handy solution. Last year I discovered the shortcuts no longer worked in the same way, and I’ve been meaning to sit … More Changing Word’s Format Painter shortcut

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Formatting using Word styles

11 Oct 2017

Have you ever wondered what the Styles section on your Word toolbar is for? You can assign these styles to the text in your document as you’re working, and it helps with formatting – if you decide the font you’re using is too small to read, and you’ve assigned Body Text style to the main … More Formatting using Word styles

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Kate Morgan-Riggir has over 25 years’ professional editing and proofreading experience, and more than 20 years’ experience writing for businesses. She can help turn your writing into content you’re proud of; and if you don’t have time to write that report or web content yourself, she can do it for you.
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