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Applying default formatting to a control or document section (control default)
A control default stores default formatting properties for its control type (text field, image, and so on). This formatting is applied to new controls of the same type. For more information, see Defining default formatting for control types: control defaults.
If you change the control default formatting, existing controls are not affected, because the control default is not linked to any existing controls in the document. If you want the format of an existing control to be consistent with new controls, you can apply the control default to the existing control to change its formatting. You can also use a control default for document sections in the same way, by setting the control default and then applying it to an existing document section.
This is also helpful when you create a number of controls of the same type, format one as desired, and want to apply the same formatting to existing controls as well as to any new ones that you create later.
You can also use copy and paste formatting to copy formatting between existing objects. For a description of how it works and instructions, see Copying and pasting formatting.
To apply default formatting to a control or document section
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Open a document in the Document Editor. How?
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Right-click the control and select Apply Control Defaults. The control is formatted like the control default of the same control type.