Creating and changing Microsoft Word paragraph styles

You can create and change styles in your exported Microsoft Word document, or in the template (.dot) file, using Word's Style dialog.

To create a paragraph style

1 Open the New Style dialog:

From the Home tab in Word, expand the available styles under the Styles section. This opens the Styles dialog.

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 If you want to save the changes that you make to the template, select Add to template.

7 Click OK.

To change 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.

From the Styles list, select the paragraph style that you want to change, 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.