Select the object whose format you want to duplicate (the source object).
On the
Home tab, in the Clipboard
group, click Format Painter 
. You'll see the cursor change to a paint-brush 
.
Paint the format to the target object(s):
The Format Painter transfers format settings from one object (the source object) to another (the target object). Usually, you will paint the format to another object of the same type (e.g. from one topic to another), but you can also paint the format to a different object type (e.g. from a boundary to a topic). In the second case, only the types of formatting supported in the target object will be applied.
Select the object whose format you want to duplicate (the source object).
On the
Home tab, in the Clipboard
group, click Format Painter
. You'll see the cursor change to a paint-brush .
Paint the format to the target object(s):
For a single object, click on the target object.
For multiple objects press CTRL and click to continue to paint the same format on several objects.
Click on an empty space on the map.
Press ESC.
If you find yourself using the Format Painter to duplicate the same style for a large part of the map, you may want to consider creating a topic style or modifying the style settings (the automatic map formatting) to achieve the same effect more easily.
