


To copy, paste, and format into the Discussion Board, complete the following steps: Once the text has been pasted into Blackboard, you can use the formatting tools within the Content Editor to clean the formatting, then re-format the text if needed. When copying and pasting into Blackboard, it is recommended that you clean up the text by removing formatting

When you let go of the left mouse button, you will see that the formatting from cell A3 has been copied to the selected range (D3:D6).
#Mac formatter full#
This is done by selecting cell D3 with the left mouse button and then dragging down (while holding the left mouse button) until the full range has been selected. In this example, we have selected cells D3 to D6. Now, select the cells that you wish to apply the copied format to. Then select the Format Painter button in the standard toolbar at the top of the screen.Ĭell A3 should become highlighted with an animated border around it and you will see the following message appear in the status bar at the bottom of the Excel window: "Use the mouse to apply the copied format to another object". In this example, we have selected cell A3.
#Mac formatter how to#
Let's look at an example of how to use the Format Painter in Excel 2011.įirst, select the cell that has the formatting that you wish to copy. It is a quick and easy way to apply your existing formatting without having to manually set up the the number formatting, alignment, font, border, and patterns for the cells. The Format Painter allows you to copy formatting from a cell (or group of cells) to another section of the Excel spreadsheet.
