IBM Lotus Symphony


Applying formatting styles

The style list window lists available styles for you to apply to elements in your presentation. To dock the Style List window, you can drag the title bar to the left or to the right side of the workspace. To undock the Style List window, press Ctrl, and then double-click a free space in the Style List window, or directly drag it out. The window can be docked or can float and be placed where you want it.

You can create, edit, and apply graphics styles, but you can only edit presentation styles. When you edit a style, the changes are automatically applied to all of the elements formatted with this style in your document. If you want to ensure that the styles on a specific slide are not updated, create a new master slide for that slide.
  1. Click Layout > Style List or press F11 (Mac special use). You can also click the Style List icon style list icon on the sidebar.
  2. Select an element, then click New... or Modify....
  3. Edit the settings on each tab of the pop-up window as you want, then click OK. The element you have selected from the style list determines what tabs are displayed.
  4. Click Apply to apply the changes to your presentation.
    Style type
    Different style types for choice.
    View by
    Specifies which type of style to show.
    All Styles
    Displays all of the styles from the selected style catalog.
    Applied Styles
    Displays the styles from the selected style catalog used in the document.
    Custom Styles
    Displays the user-defined styles from the selected style catalog.
    Hierarchical
    Displays a hierarchy of all of the styles from the selected style catalog.
    Apply
    Allows you to assign a style to the current paragraph, selected paragraphs, or to a selected object.
    New...
    Creates a new style based on the formatting of the current paragraph, page, or selection. You can also click the downward pointing arrow to choose New Style from Selection from the submenu.
    Modify...
    Modifies the selected style. You can also click the downward pointing arrow to choose Update Style from Selection from the submenu.
    Fill Style
    Applies the selected style to the object you select on your slide. Click the paint bucket icon and then click an object in your slide to apply the style. To exit this mode, click the paint bucket icon again, or press Esc.
    Note: You can undo changes to style attributes by pressing Ctrl+Z. You can redo changes to style attributes by pressing Ctrl+Y.

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