Writer Guide

The only trouble with single-style outlining is that all levels look the
same. That is where a conditional paragraph style comes in handy.
Assign the paragraph style to an outline numbering style in the
Numbering page and then open the Condition page (Figure 233).
There, you can assign the levels of the outline numbering style to other
paragraph styles. Then, when you press the Tab key while using the
paragraph style, each level of the outline takes on different formatting,
making single-style outlining even more convenient than it is on its
own.
Figure 233: Condition page for paragraph styles
Note
Predefined styles (other than Text body ) such as Default ,
Heading 1 , and Heading 2 cannot be set to be conditional.
Caution
If you want to make a style conditional, you have to do it while
the style window is still open for the first time. After the
window closes, the Condition tab no longer appears in the
window.
When you create a conditional style, you are saying “in this condition
make this style look like that other style”. For example, “When typing
into a footer, make this style look like the my_footer paragraph style;
when typing into a table, make this style look like the table_text
paragraph style”.
In addition to setting the normal (unconditional) properties of the style,
you need to define which other style it will look like in different
situations. You do this on the Condition tab.
To set up a conditional paragraph style:
1) Define a new paragraph style.
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