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Changing styles
4. Choose Define New Style from the submenu. A dialog box appears.
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Description. Shows a description of the selected style, which
changes when you define text and character attributes. The base
style appears first, then any changes you have made to character
and paragraph formatting.
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Display in Tool Bar Pop-Down List. Select whether the style
appears in the Styles pop-down list. By default, this option is
selected.
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Apply to Selection Only (Character Style). Select whether you
want to apply the style attributes to selected text only or to the
entire paragraph.
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Point Size Relative. Select to make the point size relative to the
point size of the base style. Changing the point size in the base
style changes the point size in the current style by the same
amount.
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Margins Relative. Select to make the margins relative to the
margins of the base style. Changing the margins in the base style
changes the margins in the current style by the same amount.
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Leading Relative. Select to make the leading (or line spacing)
relative to the leading of the base style. Changing the leading in
the base style changes the leading in the current style by the same
amount.
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Name. Type a new style name. You can use letters, numbers, and
spaces. Choose a name that indicates what the style does. For
example, you could call a style that contains the name of a chapter
Chapter Name."
5. Click on Define New Style to define the style. Word Processingapplies
the new style to the selected text or paragraph.
6. Click on Close to close the dialog box.
You can change a style in two ways. You can change its attributes (text
size, paragraph spacing, and so on) or you can change the attributes of its
base style (point size relative, margins relative, and so on). If the style
serves as the base style for other styles, changes can affect those
dependent styles as well.
You can change the visual attributes (text and paragraph attributes) of an
existing style. Doing so updates all text in the changed style with the
attributes you selected. You can also change the style attributes of an
existing style. If the style serves as the base style for other styles, changes
can affect those styles as well.
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