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Copying Styles: Paste Attributes
This lets you copy attributes (such as line pattern or fill color) between objects. It is a quick way of
applying multiple attributes to an object.
The square has a specific color,
shadow, line and fill style. Copying it
and then pasting its attributes on to the
circle in the middle, results in the circle
to the right.
1.
Select the object from which you wish to copy the attributes.
2.
Copy the selection to the clipboard. ("Edit" > "Copy", or "Ctrl + C".)
3.
Select the object(s) to which you want to apply the attributes.
4.
Choose "Edit" > "Paste format/attributes", or "Ctrl + Shift + A".
The object remains on the clipboard until overwritten by a cut or copy operation. This lets you repeat
paste attributes as many times as required.
Style libraries
It's quite easy to use this technique to create documents that can be used as style libraries. Create a
series of small objects with a variety of useful fill, color and other attribute styles. Then the quickest way
to use one of these styles is:

Click on the source object, "Ctrl + C" to copy the style

Move to the destination object (which can be in another document, "Ctrl + Tab" to quickly
switch between open documents), click on the object to apply the style to

Press "Ctrl + Shift + A" to apply the attributes
Note:
Most attributes can be copied this way, including shadows, feather values, fill styles, etc. However
bevels can only be copied from one object to another if the object the bevel is copied to has already a
bevel to apply the bevel attributes to.
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