The correct answer is: C. Pressing the Ctrl key and clicking the format painter button
To use the format painter multiple times before you turn it off, you can press the Ctrl key and click the format painter button. This will allow you to apply the formatting of one cell to multiple cells without having to reselect the formatting each time.
Option A is incorrect because you can use the format painter multiple times before you turn it off.
Option B is incorrect because double clicking the format painter button will only apply the formatting of one cell to the current cell.
Option D is incorrect because pressing the Alt key and clicking the format painter button will only open the format painter dialog box.