Creating your own styles

You can create your own styles in any document type. You can also copy the properties of an item to use them as a style.

Note that the Styles window shows only styles that are appropriate for the current selection in the document. For example, you can create a spreadsheet style in a word-processing document, but you don't see that style in the Styles window unless you select a spreadsheet frame in the document.

To create a style:
1 If the Styles window is not open, choose Show Styles from the Format menu.
2 Click New.
3 Select the options you want:
Style Type: Select a style type.
Style Name: Type a name for the style. Style names are case-sensitive.
Based on: If you want the style you're creating to change whenever another style changes, choose that style from the pop-up menu.
Inherit document selection format: Select this if you want to create a style whose properties match the properties of any currently selected text or objects.
Note: When you choose "Inherit document selection format," you can still customize the style you "inherited" in the following step.
4 Without clicking or selecting anything in the active document, use the menus, text ruler, and Accents window to set formatting options for your new style.
Tip: If you want to delete a property you've added, select it and press the Delete key.
5 Click Done.

Related topics

  Using styles
Styles for text documents and frames
Styles for spreadsheet documents and frames
Styles for drawing documents and objects
Styles for presentation documents and objects
Styles for table frames

 
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