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Creating and modifying Microsoft Word paragraph styles
You can modify styles in your exported Microsoft Word document, or in the template (.dot) file, using Word's Style dialog box.
To modify a paragraph style
1 Open the Modify Style dialog:
From the Home tab in Word, expand the available styles under the Styles section. This opens the Styles dialog box.
From the Styles list, select the paragraph style that you want to modify, click the down arrow, and then select Modify.
2 If you want to save the changes that you make to the template, select Add to template.
3 To change the font, click Format and select Font. Select the required font and font size.
4 To change the paragraph formatting, click Format and select Paragraph. Select the required options.
5 Click OK.
To create a new paragraph style
1 Open the New Style dialog box:
From the Home tab in Word, expand the available styles under the Styles section. This opens the Styles dialog box.
Click the New Style icon.
2 Enter the new style Name, using the naming rules explained in Default Microsoft Word export styles.
3 Set the Style Type to Paragraph.
4 If you want to base the formatting on another style, select the required style in the Based On list.
5 Select the appropriate formatting options you require.
6 To save the changes that you make to the template, select Add to template.
7 Click OK.
See also
Formatting the output in Microsoft Word