To quickly reuse text, copy it in one location and paste it to another.
- Select the text to copy.
- Choose Edit > Copy (from the Edit menu at the top of your screen), or press Command-C.Note: If you want to remove the text from its original location, choose Edit > Cut instead.
- Click where you want the text to appear, then do one of the following:
- Paste the text with its current formatting into a new paragraph: Choose Edit > Paste, or press Command-V on the keyboard.
- Paste and match the style of the text where you’re pasting: Choose Edit > Paste and Match Style.
You can also copy and paste objects like shapes, text boxes, and images.
See also
As you are most likely already aware, the Format Painter in Word 2016 copies formatting from one source of text in your document and applies it to another block of targeted text in your document. Once you have created your font, size, weight, formatting (i.e., Bold, Italic, etc.), on a particular block of text, and then find that you need to apply that self same formatting to another block of.