Format painter does not seem to work from one slide to another. I selected some text from a textbox in slide one then selected Format Painter. Then I clicked on the slide to which I wanted to apply the format and the FP button de-selected and would not apply format.
Format painter should work from slide to slide. Please make sure that you are working locally as described here. Is this the first time you have seen this happen? You could try the steps listed here if you continue to see this issue.
Are you single-click or double-clicking the format painter? Double-clicking the format painter activates it for cross slide operation and multiple paints. Single click will be deactivated as soon as you click to change slide.
In SL2 at least, the format painter appears to have 2 modes. In one mode, you can copy and paste the format for the whole block of text by selecting the object and using the format painter to assign this format to another object. The second mode is active if you use the format painter with a text selection. In the second mode, the format painter is active with the text selection tool and allows for assignment to a selection of text within a block.
If your copying a whole block of formatting to another object, easier to use the first mode. Less clicks:)
Here is a tutorial you can look at that explains how to use the format painter. As Phil stated, you will need to select the whole text box in order to apply with the format painter.
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Hello Allen!
Format painter should work from slide to slide. Please make sure that you are working locally as described here. Is this the first time you have seen this happen? You could try the steps listed here if you continue to see this issue.
Hello,
I tried the steps you suggested right through un/reinstalling Flash Player. No go.
I've attached a screen vid of what I'm doing; perhaps I just forgot the proper procedure.
--Allen
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Format painter can only be sued to format text to a whole text box not to selected text
Hi Allen,
Are you single-click or double-clicking the format painter? Double-clicking the format painter activates it for cross slide operation and multiple paints. Single click will be deactivated as soon as you click to change slide.
In SL2 at least, the format painter appears to have 2 modes. In one mode, you can copy and paste the format for the whole block of text by selecting the object and using the format painter to assign this format to another object. The second mode is active if you use the format painter with a text selection. In the second mode, the format painter is active with the text selection tool and allows for assignment to a selection of text within a block.
If your copying a whole block of formatting to another object, easier to use the first mode. Less clicks:)
Hello Allen!
Here is a tutorial you can look at that explains how to use the format painter. As Phil stated, you will need to select the whole text box in order to apply with the format painter.
Thanks all for your responses.
Steve,
I've tried both single and double. No go.
All,
I had been trying to use it on the text itself rather than the containing object. When I tried it on the object level, viola, it worked! Thank you.
--Allen
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Thanks for the update Allen, glad you got this to work.
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