Use the Format Painter to copy common
absolute and conditional formatting properties from one report object to one or
more target objects. The Format Painter option is available when you
right-click a source object in your report and choose Format Painter from the
context menu. If you apply formatting to a target field that is not the same as
your source field, only the common properties are applied. For example, if your
source field is a Boolean field and your target field is a currency field, only
the common font and border properties are changed; Boolean properties are not
applied and currency properties are not set.
Note:
The Format Painter does
not copy hyperlink information to a target object or field.
When using a "Date and
Time" field as your source, a target field's date or time properties are
changed; the reverse is also true (that is, a Date field or a Time field used
as your source also affects the date and time properties of a "Date and Time"
field).