Using the Format Painter button in Word 2007

Using the Format Painter button on the Home Ribbon allows you to copy the formatting from one area of text and apply it elsewhere in your document. This feature copies all formats including font typeface, font color, alignment, etc. to the new object. You can copy all of the attributes of an object to several objects by double-clicking the Format Painter button and then selecting the objects in succession to which you want to apply the formatting.

Format Painter Button

To Copy Formatting from One Location to Another Using the Format Painter Button

Select the text whose formatting you wish to copy.
Click the Format Painter button under the Clipboard command set on the Ribbon (Double-click the Format Painter button if you plan on copying the formatting to more than one object)
Select the text that is to receive the new formatting.
When finished, click the Format Painter button to deactivate it.