Copy format of text frame

[DebSki]

Hi

Is there a way to copy the format (fill/stroke) of a text frame to another text frame? I have 3 frame styles that I regularly use & it would be really useful to be able to easily apply a different format to one

Thanks

[GarryP]

Unless I’m forgetting an important detail regarding Frame Text layers specifically, you should be able to use "Edit -> Copy" / "Edit -> Paste Style" to copy the formatting from one layer to another.

Alternatively, you can create a Style from a layer (right-click layer and choose "Create Style") and then apply the Style later via the Styles Panel.

[DebSki]

Thanks. That works. Knew there'd be an easy way to do it!

 

[GarryP]

You’re welcome.

I hope you noticed that there’s also a “Paste FX” functionality for just pasting the Effects from one layer to another without the Stroke/Fill formatting.

[DebSki]

No. Hadn't. Thanks! Will look & try

[kaffeeundsalz]

Another method is to use the Style Picker Tool from the toolbar. Select the text frame you want to change with the Move Tool, switch to the Style Picker and click on a text frame with the desired style. You can change which attributes are copied by using the checkboxes in the Context Toolbar. Because you said that you use certain text frame designs regularly, best practice is indeed to create a Style for each of them as @GarryP already mentioned. You can select objects and quickly apply a saved style to all of them by just clicking on it – and you can drag styles from the Style Panel to any object (not just the selected ones, which I find quite handy).

[GarryP]

1 hour ago, kaffeeundsalz said:

Another method is to use the Style Picker Tool

Thanks for mentioning the Style Picker Tool, I keep forgetting about it.