Add a paste special option to ArcMap, ArcScene, and ArcGlobe where you can copy one layer's symbology and apply it to another. In ArcCatalog, copy and paste special could be used to copy metadata information between datasets.
I was specifically requesting the Paste Special to be applied to other aspects of an object, such as the metadata values and symbology to be consistent with other Windows applications.
ArcGIS could take inspiration from AutoCAD´s Match Properties or Format Painter in Office Word or introduce its own interactive functionality using drag&drop.
I like this idea. There is a similar Arc Script for copying and pasting raster symbology (http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=13128), and I find myself trying to use that for vector symbology as well.
Just ran across this post. I have recently release a tool which might help to copy feature symbology. It has not been extensively tested and may not work in all cases (raster and/or feature). This was written as a ArcMap 10.1 replacement for the original tool listed in the first comment. http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=b282ba43695c401aa75d32336eaca82f
ArcGIS Desktop is in mature support and will be retired March 1, 2026 so we won’t be considering this idea. We recommend that you migrate to ArcGIS Pro, our fully supported desktop GIS application. The functionality you are requesting with this idea is available in ArcGIS Pro.
Thank you for taking the time to share your ideas. We truly appreciate your contributions to continuously improving the software to help you do your work and look forward to what ideas you have for ArcGIS Pro.
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