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4 For Based On and Next Style (Paragraph Styles palette only), see
styles" on page 149 and
5 To add a shortcut keystroke, make sure Num Lock is turned on in Windows. Then hold
down any combination of Shift and Ctrl (Windows) or Option, Shift, and Command (Mac
OS), and press a number on the numeric keypad. You cannot use letters or non-keypad
numbers for defining style shortcuts.
6 On the left side of the dialog box, select the group of attributes you want to modify.
Specify the desired formatting attributes for your new style.
7 Click OK. The style name appears in the palette. Any changes you made to the
formatting options are applied to selected text.
Applying styles
Applying a character or paragraph style is similar to applying a character or paragraph
attribute. If you have selected text, the formatting attributes affect the selection or
selected paragraph. If you did not, the next character you type appears with the
formatting attributes.
By default, applying a style won't remove any existing character and paragraph formatting
or character styles applied to the text, although you have the option of removing existing
formatting when you apply a style. A plus sign (+) appears next to the current style in the
Styles palette if the selected text uses a character or paragraph style and also uses
additional formatting that isn't part of the applied style.
Note: After you apply a style to text, applying No Paragraph Style or No Character Style to
the text removes the style but leaves the formatting intact, unless you do this while
holding down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS); see
on page 149.
To apply a character style to selected text:
Do one of the following:
Click the character style name in the Character Styles palette.
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Make sure Num Lock is on in Windows, and press the keyboard shortcut you assigned
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to the style.
InDesign applies the character style to the selected characters.
To apply a paragraph style to selected paragraphs:
Do one of the following:
Click the paragraph style name in the Paragraph Styles palette.
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Make sure Num Lock is on in Windows, and press the keyboard shortcut you assigned
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to the style.
InDesign applies the paragraph style to the selected paragraphs.
To apply a paragraph style and preserve character styles, but remove character
format overrides:
In the Paragraph Styles palette, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you click
the name of the style.
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