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You can use the Format Painter to quickly apply formatting from text, shapes, and pictures to another text selection, shape, or picture. For example, you can quickly copy a picture border and shadow from one picture to another, or copy shape 3-D formatting from one shape to multiple shapes.
Check out this video to learn how to use Format Painter in Office 2013!