Styles

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The following articles are available for the 'Styles' topic. Click the article's title (shown in bold) to see the associated article.

Adding Styles to a Template
One of the tings you can store within templates are styles. When you use styles, it is critical that you understand how they can be added to a template so you can use them in a lot of different documents. Here's the way to make that addition.

Creating Styles
Styles are a powerful component of Word. You use them to determine the way that your text should appear. This tip explains how you can define styles or modify existing styles.

Creating Styles that Alternate Automatically
Alternating styles can come in handy when you have to switch between one type of paragraph and another, automatically, as you type your document. Here's a way you can set up this type of formatting, using a Q and A type of approach.

Including a Specific Style in a TOC
Want to create a special TOC that contains different elements of your document? It's easy to do if you consistently use styles. Here's how to create the special TOC.

Keeping Styles from Changing in Shared Documents
Do the styles in your documents keep changing when other people edit the document? Here are some ideas to check to minimize the chances of this happening.

Turning Off Checking for a Style
There may be some paragraphs in a document that you don't want Word to spell- or grammar-check. You can "turn off" the checking for those paragraphs by following the steps in this tip.

Turning Off Style Modification Prompting
Some of the messages displayed by Word can be a nuisance. If you see a "Modify Style" message appearing when you try to apply styles to text, turning it off may make your use of Word less bothersome.

Using Shortcut Keys with Styles
Shortcut keys are a great way to apply styles to text in a document. You can easily create a shortcut key assignment for any style you desire. This tip explains how.