Writer Guide

Figure 170: Dialog to name a new style from selection
Update Style (from a selection)
Let’s use paragraph styles as an example.
1) Create a new paragraph (or modify an existing paragraph) and
edit all the properties you want to go into the style (such as
indentation, font properties, alignment, among others).
Caution
Make sure that there are unique properties in this
paragraph. For example, if there are two different font
sizes in the paragraph selected to update the style, that
particular property will not be updated.
2) Select the paragraph by clicking anywhere in the paragraph.
3) In the Styles and Formatting window, select the style you want to
update (single-click, not double-click) and then click on the New
Style from Selection icon and select Update Style (Figure 171).
Figure 171: Updating a style from a selection
The procedure to update another type of style (character, page, or
frame styles) is the same. Just select the item in question, select the
style you want to update, and choose Update Style.
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