BaseStyle Property

Returns or sets a String that represents the style upon which the formatting of another style is based. Read/write.

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Example

This example sets the base formatting of the style named Body Text to the formatting of the Normal style.

Sub SetBaseStyle()
    With ActiveDocument.TextStyles
        .Add "Body Text"
        .Item("Body Text").BaseStyle = "Normal"
    End With
End Sub