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Group objects and use Format Painter

Group objects and use Format Painter

- [Instructor] I have these nice icons and shapes, but there are more things I can do with them. I can save some time and only change one of these, and then use a tool called Format Painter, and I can broadcast those changes to the rest of them. I'll start by clicking on my icon, and in the graphics format tab that appears I can make some changes. For example, maybe I want to change the color of it or add some effects. For example, I'll put a shadow on it. I like that. And now that I have some formatting, let's apply it to the other items. I'll change to the home ribbon tab. I'll click this Format Painter icon, which is very small right on the left hand side. It's going to copy all of the formatting that I've done and apply it to the very next object that I click. So now that this has taken that attribute, I'll click it and it changes. I'll click the icon one more time and click this last icon, and now they all match.…

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