HP Intelligent Management Center Standard Software Platform - Manual (Page 361)

Note:
You can only undo or redo actions in order from the most recent backward.
You cannot undo an action without undoing more recent actions.
Using the Format Painter
Use the Format Painter to copy absolute or conditional formatting properties
from one report object to one or more target objects. The Format Painter
button is activated on the Standard toolbar when you select a source object
in your report. If you apply formatting to a target field that is not the same as
your source field, only the common properties are applied. For example, if
your source field is a Boolean field and your target field is a currency field,
only the common font and border properties are changed; Boolean properties
are not applied and currency properties are not set.
Note:
• The Format Painter does not copy hyperlink information to a target object
or field.
• The Format Painter does not copy formatting that is applied through use
of the Highlighting Expert.
• The Format Painter does not copy formatting from text/template objects
to database fields.
• The Format Painter can use any object (including Repository objects,
read-only objects, and objects contained in read-only sections) as a source
of formatting (however, formatting cannot be applied to these objects).
• When using a "Date and Time" field as your source, a target field's date
or time properties are changed; the reverse is also true (that is, a Date
field or a Time field used as your source also affects the date and time
properties of a "Date and Time" field).
The following is a list of source report objects and field and the applicable
targets you can use with the Format Painter.
Target object or field Source object or field
Report field (not in a cross-tab) Report field (not in a cross-tab)
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Using the Format Painter