Editing Styles

You can also edit or modify the attributes found in any of your styles or the default styles in the document. You edit styles using the Styles and Formatting task pane. Remember that when you edit a style, all the text to which the style was applied reflects the new text and paragraph attributes of your edited style.

To edit a style, follow these steps:

1. Open the Styles and Formatting task pane.

2. Under Pick Formatting to Apply , select the style you want to edit and place the mouse pointer on it until you see the box outline and down arrow appear. Then, click the down arrow and press Modify . The Modify Style dialog box appears as shown in Figure 10.3.

   Figure 10.3. The Modify Style dialog box allows you to edit the name of a style and modify all the attributes found in the style.

   

3. To modify the style, select the Format button. A menu appears, allowing you to modify the following attributes in the style:

   • Font

   • Paragraph

   • Tabs

   • Borders

   • Language

   • Frame

   • Numbering

   • Shortcut key

4. Select one of the choices provided in the Format box. The appropriate dialog box appears, allowing you to edit the settings for the chosen attributes. For example, if you want to modify the font attributes for the style, click the Format arrow and select Font from the list provided. The Font dialog box appears.

5. When you have finished modifying the Font or other attributes for the style, click OK . You are returned to the Modify Style dialog box.

6. Modify other attributes of the style as needed by making the appropriate choices from the drop-down lists.

7. When you have completed your style modifications, click OK in the Modify Style dialog box and you return to the task pane with the changes made.

You Can Delete Unwanted Styles You can delete styles that you've created that you no longer need. Open the Styles and Formatting task pane and place the mouse pointer on the style in the Pick Formatting to Apply list. Wait for the box outline and down arrow to appear, and then click the Delete button under the down arrow. The style is removed from the Style list.