| Styles and
Templates Applying
Styles
The
style box on the far left of the Formatting toolbar lists the styles available
to your document. To apply a style, select the text or paragraph that you want
formatted. Then select the style from the drop-down menu.
Character Styles
Character
formatting is applied to a few words or characters, and includes things like font,
font size, underlining, bold, italic, and color. In the style box on the formatting
toolbar, the symbol " a " indicates a character style. Paragraph
Styles
Paragraph
styles can include character formatting but also include things like indentation
and line spacing for a paragraph. In the style box on the formatting toolbar,
the paragraph symbol ( ) indicates a paragraph style.
Creating
a Style Using the New Style Dialog Box
From the Format menu, select Styles and formatting.
From the task pane select New Style .In the Name box, type a name for the style.
In the Style type box, use the drop-down menu to select character or paragraph
style. Click the Format button.
Select the element you want to modify (Font, for example). Make
any changes in the window that opens, and click OK .
Modifying Styles
Modifying
an existing style is much the same as creating a new style using the Format menu.
From the Styles and Formatting task pane, select the style that you want to edit,
and select Format from the drop-down menu . Make any changes to the style's formatting
attributes,. You can rename the style by typing the new name in the Name box.
Using
Templates
If
you want to use the new style in other documents that use the current template,
select Add to Template in the New Style or Modify Style dialog box.
You can
also create a new template with just the current document's styles in it. To do
this, go to the File menu, and click Save As . In the Save Files as Type drop-down
menu, select Document Template (.dot). Then name the template and choose Save
. All future documents with that template type will have access to those same
styles.
When you open a new document, Word attaches the Normal template to
it by default. To use a different template, open a new document by selecting New
from the File menu, and select the template you want before clicking OK .
Attach
a template to an existing document.
Open the document.
Select Templates and Add-Ins from the Tools menu.
Click the Attach button. In
the Attach Template dialog box, select the template, and click Open Check
the box marked automatically update document styles . Then click OK . Word automatically
formats the document using the new template.
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