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If you define a keyboard equivalent for a style sheet with a key sequence that
also defines an existing command, the style sheet command will override the
existing command when the Text Content tool is selected and a text box is
active.
If you define a keyboard equivalent for a style sheet with a key sequence that
also defines an existing command, the style sheet command will override the
existing command when a text component is active.
Based on: To base the attributes of a new style sheet on an existing one,
click the Based on drop-down menu and choose a style sheet from the list.
Note that if you use the Based on drop-down menu in the Edit Paragraph
Style Sheet dialog box to base a style sheet on an existing one, changes you
make to the original style sheet are automatically applied to those based on
it.
Next Style: To select a transition from one paragraph style sheet to another
after entering a carriage return, choose a paragraph style sheet from the
Next Style drop-down menu.
Character Style: To associate a character style sheet with the paragraph
style sheet, choose an option from the Character Style drop-down menu in
the Character Attributes area. To create a character style sheet, see “Creating
and Editing Character Style Sheets.”
Heading Style: To specify the Heading Level to be assigned to text exported
to tagged PDF, select the desired heading level here.
Next, use the Formats, Tabs, Rules and Column Flow tabs to specify additional
attributes for your paragraph style sheet. When you’re done, click OK to return to
the Style Sheets dialog box, then click Save to save the style sheet. After you
save a paragraph style sheet, it is listed in the Paragraph Style Sheet submenu
(Style menu) and also in the Style Sheets palette.
When you create a style sheet with no projects open, that style sheet
becomes part of the default style sheet list and is included in all
subsequently created projects. When you create a style sheet with a project
open, that style sheet is included only in the active project’s style sheet list.
To create a paragraph style sheet based on formatted text, first place the text
insertion point within a paragraph that uses the format attributes that you
want in your paragraph style sheet. Choose Edit > Style Sheets to display the
Style Sheets dialog box. Choose New > Paragraph and enter a name in the
Name field. Click Save. Then apply the new style sheet to the paragraph.
Updating paragraph style sheets
When you place the cursor in a paragraph that has uniform local formatting
applied, you can update the style sheet applied to that text to include the local