diff --git a/dlls/riched20/para.c b/dlls/riched20/para.c
index af292f161c5..fcf2dcad969 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/para.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/para.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ void ME_MakeFirstParagraph(ME_TextEditor *editor)
   fmt.dwMask = PFM_ALIGNMENT | PFM_OFFSET | PFM_STARTINDENT | PFM_RIGHTINDENT | PFM_TABSTOPS;
   fmt.wAlignment = PFA_LEFT;
 
-  CopyMemory(para->member.para.pFmt, &fmt, sizeof(PARAFORMAT2));
-  
+  *para->member.para.pFmt = fmt;
+
   style = ME_MakeStyle(&cf);
   text->pDefaultStyle = style;
   
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ ME_DisplayItem *ME_SplitParagraph(ME_TextEditor *editor, ME_DisplayItem *run, ME
   
   new_para->member.para.nFlags = MEPF_REWRAP; /* FIXME copy flags (if applicable) */
   /* FIXME initialize format style and call ME_SetParaFormat blah blah */
-  CopyMemory(new_para->member.para.pFmt, run_para->member.para.pFmt, sizeof(PARAFORMAT2));
+  *new_para->member.para.pFmt = *run_para->member.para.pFmt;
 
   new_para->member.para.bTable = run_para->member.para.bTable;
   
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ ME_DisplayItem *ME_JoinParagraphs(ME_TextEditor *editor, ME_DisplayItem *tp)
   {
     undo->nStart = pNext->member.para.nCharOfs - end_len;
     assert(pNext->member.para.pFmt->cbSize == sizeof(PARAFORMAT2));
-    CopyMemory(undo->di.member.para.pFmt, pNext->member.para.pFmt, sizeof(PARAFORMAT2));
+    *undo->di.member.para.pFmt = *pNext->member.para.pFmt;
   }
   
   shift = pNext->member.para.nCharOfs - tp->member.para.nCharOfs - end_len;
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void ME_SetParaFormat(ME_TextEditor *editor, ME_DisplayItem *para, const PARAFOR
   assert(sizeof(*para->member.para.pFmt) == sizeof(PARAFORMAT2));
   ME_AddUndoItem(editor, diUndoSetParagraphFormat, para);
   
-  CopyMemory(&copy, para->member.para.pFmt, sizeof(PARAFORMAT2));
+  copy = *para->member.para.pFmt;
 
 #define COPY_FIELD(m, f) \
   if (pFmt->dwMask & (m)) {                     \
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void ME_GetParaFormat(ME_TextEditor *editor, const ME_DisplayItem *para, PARAFOR
 {
   if (pFmt->cbSize >= sizeof(PARAFORMAT2))
   {
-    CopyMemory(pFmt, para->member.para.pFmt, sizeof(PARAFORMAT2));
+    *pFmt = *para->member.para.pFmt;
     return;
   }
   CopyMemory(pFmt, para->member.para.pFmt, pFmt->cbSize);  
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/style.c b/dlls/riched20/style.c
index ffca9d6fee9..149e55678c8 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/style.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/style.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ CHARFORMAT2W *ME_ToCF2W(CHARFORMAT2W *to, CHARFORMAT2W *from)
 void ME_CopyToCF2W(CHARFORMAT2W *to, CHARFORMAT2W *from)
 {
   if (ME_ToCF2W(to, from) == from)
-    CopyMemory(to, from, sizeof(*from));
+    *to = *from;
 }
 
 CHARFORMAT2W *ME_ToCFAny(CHARFORMAT2W *to, CHARFORMAT2W *from)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ ME_Style *ME_MakeStyle(CHARFORMAT2W *style) {
   if (style->cbSize <= sizeof(CHARFORMAT2W))
     CopyMemory(&s->fmt, style, style->cbSize);
   else
-    CopyMemory(&s->fmt, style, sizeof(CHARFORMAT2W));
+    s->fmt = *style;
   s->fmt.cbSize = sizeof(CHARFORMAT2W);
 
   s->nSequence = -2;
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void ME_CopyCharFormat(CHARFORMAT2W *pDest, const CHARFORMAT2W *pSrc)
   /* using this with non-2W structs is forbidden */
   assert(pSrc->cbSize == sizeof(CHARFORMAT2W));
   assert(pDest->cbSize == sizeof(CHARFORMAT2W));
-  CopyMemory(pDest, pSrc, sizeof(CHARFORMAT2W));
+  *pDest = *pSrc;
 }
 
 static void ME_DumpStyleEffect(char **p, const char *name, const CHARFORMAT2W *fmt, int mask)
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/undo.c b/dlls/riched20/undo.c
index 12c8d30ba74..426daf4ba1f 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/undo.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/undo.c
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ ME_UndoItem *ME_AddUndoItem(ME_TextEditor *editor, ME_DIType type, const ME_Disp
       break;
     case diUndoSetParagraphFormat:
       assert(pdi);
-      CopyMemory(&pItem->member.para, &pdi->member.para, sizeof(ME_Paragraph));
+      pItem->member.para = pdi->member.para;
       pItem->member.para.pFmt = ALLOC_OBJ(PARAFORMAT2);
-      CopyMemory(pItem->member.para.pFmt, pdi->member.para.pFmt, sizeof(PARAFORMAT2));
+      *pItem->member.para.pFmt = *pdi->member.para.pFmt;
       break;
     case diUndoInsertRun:
       assert(pdi);
-      CopyMemory(&pItem->member.run, &pdi->member.run, sizeof(ME_Run));
+      pItem->member.run = pdi->member.run;
       pItem->member.run.strText = ME_StrDup(pItem->member.run.strText);
       ME_AddRefStyle(pItem->member.run.style);
       if (pdi->member.run.ole_obj)
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static void ME_PlayUndoItem(ME_TextEditor *editor, ME_DisplayItem *pItem)
       tmp.pRun = ME_SplitRunSimple(editor, tmp.pRun, tmp.nOffset);
     new_para = ME_SplitParagraph(editor, tmp.pRun, tmp.pRun->member.run.style);
     assert(pItem->member.para.pFmt->cbSize == sizeof(PARAFORMAT2));
-    CopyMemory(new_para->member.para.pFmt, pItem->member.para.pFmt, sizeof(PARAFORMAT2));
+    *new_para->member.para.pFmt = *pItem->member.para.pFmt;
     break;
   }
   default: