Microsoft Word Tips
and Tricks
Modify Styles Consecutively in a Word Document
When I have numerous paragraph styles to modify, I like to
modify them one after the other without closing the Style
dialog box—something you can't do when using the Styles
and Formatting task pane. Here's how you can access the
Style dialog box to modify paragraph styles:
1.
Make
sure you are in normal view by choosing
Normal
from the View menu.
2.
On the
Tools menu, click Options, and then click the
View tab.
3.
In the
Style area width box under Outline and
Normal options,
enter a measurement for the width of the style area, for
example, 1.2" and click OK.
4.
In the
style area that appears on the left side of the screen,
double-click the name of the first paragraph style you want
to modify.
5.
When
the Style dialog box opens, make your adjustments and
click Apply. Any changes you make to that style are
applied throughout the document.
6.
Now,
without closing the Style dialog box, select and
modify the next style. In this way, you can modify every
style in the document, one after the other.
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