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This dialog shows a new style, (NewStyle2) being created that is a Paragraph Style, based on an
existing Heading 2 style. The Next paragraph option determines what style will be used for the
subsequent paragraph when typing.
The lower section of the dialog shows the complete definition of this Style. In this case you can see it's
based on Heading 2, with only a color change.
To create a Style that is based on no other Style, that is to say, it inherits no attributes from another style,
select (No style) from the Based on: option, as below.
This dialog shows I am creating a NewStyle2, that is a Paragraph Style and based on no other style. The
lower section lists all the attributes that make up this Style, so you can see I've used Palatino font, 12px in
size and it has a margin indent. The remaining attributes listed here have also been taken from selected
text, so this Style consists of a complete definition, listing all possible text attributes.
In this case when entering text in this Style, the 'Next paragraph' (i.e. when Return is pressed) will be in
the same style again.
Deleting Styles - Styles that are not used anywhere in a document are automatically deleted when you
save and re-load a document. However the default styles (Normal text and Heading 1 to 3) are never
deleted.
Removing Styles
The Styles list in the Styles menu includes the entry No style
. Selecting this removes the Style (paragraph and/or character Style) from the selection and also resets
the selected text back to default formatting.
Style Properties
If you want to change the definition of a style, such as the style it's based on, or just look at its definition,
use the Properties…
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