The Style List window lists available
styles for you to apply to elements in your documents. You can use
this window to apply, create, edit, add, and remove formatting styles.
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.
To access the Style List window and
apply a style to an element:
- Click or press F11 (Mac special use). You can also click the Style List icon
on the sidebar.
- Select the text. To apply a text style to one word, click
the word. To apply a paragraph style, click the paragraph.
- Double-click the style element in the Style list.
- Style type
- Different style types for choice.
- Paragraph Styles
- Displays formatting styles for paragraphs. Use paragraph styles
to apply the same formatting, such as font, numbering, and layout
to the paragraphs in your document.
- Text Styles
- Displays formatting styles for text. Use text styles to apply
font styles to selected text in a paragraph.
- Frame Styles
- Displays formatting styles for frames. Use frame styles to format
frame layouts and position.
- Page Styles
- Displays formatting styles for pages. Use page styles to determine
page layouts, including the use of headers and footers.
- Numbering Styles
- Displays formatting styles for numbered and bulleted lists. Use
list styles to format number and bullet characters and to specify
indentation.
- 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 dropdown 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 or text that you select
in the document. Click this icon, and then drag a selection in the
document to apply the style. To exit this mode, click the icon again,
or press Esc.
- Load Style
- Opens the Load Styles dialog to import styles from another document.
Note: You can undo changes to style attributes by pressing
Ctrl+Z. You can redo changes to style attributes by pressing Ctrl+Y.