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# Format and navigate Word documents
> Copy formatting between selections and adjust your view of a Word document
You can copy formatting between selections and change how a Word document fits in its pane. Use **Format Painter** when several passages need the same appearance. Use zoom controls or gestures when you want to read a page more closely or fit it into the available space.
1. Select the source text
2. Double-click Format Painter
3. Paint the first selection
4. Paint the next selection
5. Press Escape
6. Open View, then Zoom
7. Choose Fit
8. Pinch to zoom
## Copy formatting
1. Open an editable Word document. Select the source text with the formatting you want to reuse, or place your cursor in its paragraph.
2. Open **Home** and select **Format Painter** in the **Clipboard** group, under **Cut** and **Copy**. The button is unavailable without edit permission. In viewing mode it stays enabled but does nothing.
3. Select the destination text. The editor applies the copied text and paragraph formatting. A single use then turns the painter off.
4. To apply the same formatting to several selections, double-click **Format Painter** instead, with two clicks within about 0.4 seconds. The pointer becomes a crosshair while the painter is armed. Select each destination in turn.
5. Press Escape when you finish. You can also select **Format Painter** again to cancel it.
The painter copies appearance rather than the words themselves. If the source selection contains different formatting, it samples the first text run and its paragraph. Start with a source that has the appearance you want across the destination.
## Adjust the page view
1. Open **View** and select **Zoom** to choose a level from 50% to 200%. The page also shrinks to fit when its pane is narrower than the page.
2. Select **100%** to return to that scale, or **Fit** to fit the page width to the window.
3. For continuous adjustment, pinch over the document with a trackpad or use a two-finger pinch on a touch screen. You can also hold Ctrl or Command while scrolling over the document.
4. Keep the pointer or gesture over the part you want to inspect. The editor keeps that position anchored while the scale changes.
## Good to know
Formatting changes require edit access. **Format Painter** is unavailable when the editor is not editable. Clicking outside the document can cancel an active painting operation.
Zoom changes your view of the page. Pinch zoom is bounded from 25% to 400%. Use **Fit** again when you want the page width to match the pane.
## Related links
* [Documents](./docs)
* [Assets](../concepts/spaces-and-assets)
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