How to Use WPS Format Painter on macOS

This how-to guide includes 3 topics: using the ribbon, using keyboard shortcuts, and applying formatting repeatedly; all 3 items are available without membership and 0 are membership-related.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Use Format Painter from the ribbon

Entry path: Select formatted text → top ribbon → Format Painter

1. Select text that already has the formatting you want to reuse.
2. Click Format Painter in the top ribbon.
3. Confirm that the pointer changes to a brush-style cursor.
4. Drag across the target text that should receive the same formatting.
5. Release the mouse and check the result.

Success Criteria

• Visual result: The pointer enters Format Painter mode and the target text changes style.
• What you can do next: Continue editing, save the document, or select another text range.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If you do not select source text first, there is no formatting to copy.
• Environment note: This flow applies to editable text content.

2. Use Format Painter with keyboard shortcuts

Entry path: Select formatted text → Cmd + Shift + C to copy format → select target text → Cmd + Shift + V to paste format

1. Select the source text with the formatting you want.
2. Press Cmd + Shift + C to copy the formatting.
3. Select the target text.
4. Press Cmd + Shift + V to paste the formatting.
5. Check whether the font, size, color, and other text formatting now match.

Success Criteria

• Visual result: The target text shows the same character formatting as the source text.
• What you can do next: Repeat the copy-and-paste-format flow on other text selections.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: An incorrect shortcut combination can prevent the format from being copied.
• Environment note: Use the Mac keyboard shortcuts shown in this guide.

3. Apply Format Painter repeatedly

Entry path: Select formatted text → double-click Format Painter → drag across multiple target selections

1. Select the source text with the formatting you want to reuse.
2. Double-click Format Painter in the top ribbon.
3. Drag across each target text selection one by one.
4. When finished, press Esc or click Format Painter again to exit repeated-use mode.

Success Criteria

• Visual result: Format Painter stays active and applies the same formatting to multiple targets.
• What you can do next: Exit the mode and return to normal editing.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: A single click instead of a double-click makes the tool work only once.
• Environment note: Exit repeated-use mode manually after you finish.