Styles
Use the Styles deck of the Sidebar to apply, create, edit, and remove formatting styles. Double-click an entry to apply the style.
To dock the Styles window, drag its title bar to the left or to the right side of the workspace. To undock the window, double-click a free space on its toolbar.
By default, the Styles deck displays a preview of the available styles. The previews can be disabled by unchecking the Show Previews box below the list of styles.
How to apply a style:
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Select the text. To apply a Character Style to one word, click the word. To apply a Paragraph Style, click the paragraph.
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Double-click the style in the Styles window.
You can assign shortcut keys to Styles on the tab page.
The Styles toolbar contains icons for formatting your documents:
Style Category
Paragraph Styles
Displays formatting styles for paragraphs. Use paragraph styles to apply the same formatting, such as font, numbering, and layout to the paragraphs in your document.
Character Styles
Displays formatting styles for characters. Use character styles to apply font styles to selected text in a paragraph.
Frame Styles
Displays formatting styles for frames. Use frame styles to format frame layouts and position.
Page Styles
Displays formatting styles for pages. Use page styles to determine page layouts, including the presence of headers and footers.
List Styles
Displays formatting styles for numbered and bulleted lists. Use list styles to format number and bullet characters and to specify indents.
Fill Format Mode
Applies the selected style to the object or text that you select in the document. Click this icon, and then drag a selection in the document to apply the style. To exit this mode, click the icon again, or press Esc.
New Style from Selection
Opens a submenu with more commands.
New style from selection
Creates a new style based on the formatting of the current paragraph, page, or selection.
Update style
The manually formatted attributes of the text at the cursor position in the document will be added to the style that is selected in the Styles window.
Load style
Opens the Load Styles dialog to import styles from another document.
More information about styles.