Operation Manual

Changing a style using the Style dialog
To change an existing style using the Style dialog, right-click on the required style in the Styles and
Formatting window and select Modify from the pop-up menu.
The Style dialog displayed depends on the type of style selected. Each Style dialog has several
tabs. See the chapters on styles in the user guides for details.
Updating a style from a selection
To update a style from a selection:
1) Open the Styles and Formatting window.
2) In the document, select an item that has the format you want to adopt as a style.
Caution
When updating a paragraph style, make sure that the selected paragraph contains
unique properties. If it mixes font sizes or font styles, those mixed properties will remain
the same as before.
3) In the Styles and Formatting window, select the style to update, then click on the arrow next
to the New Style from Selection icon and click Update Style.
Figure 46: Updating a style from a selection
Tip
You can also modify styles using the submenu on each style in the Apply Style list on
the Formatting toolbar (see Figure 47).
Figure 47: Modifying a style from the Apply Style list
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