Applying character and paragraph styles


    Applying a character or paragraph style changes text to match the style's formatting attributes. If you have selected text, the attributes affect the selected characters or paragraph. If no text is selected, the next character you type appears with the formatting attributes.

To apply a character style:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • To apply the style to existing characters, select the characters.
    • To set the style for any new characters you enter in an existing type object, insert the cursor where you want to begin using the style.
    • To set the character style for new type objects, deselect all type objects.
  2. Click the style name in the Character Styles palette.

To apply a paragraph style:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • To apply the style to an existing paragraph, insert the cursor in the paragraph.
    • To apply the style to multiple paragraphs, select a range of paragraphs.
    • To set the paragraph style for new type objects, deselect all type objects.
  2. Click the style name in the Paragraph Styles palette.
  3. If a plus sign appears next to the style name, the selected text has overrides--formatting attributes that don't match the attributes defined in the style. You can clear overrides by reapplying the same style or using the Clear Overrides command. Alternatively, you can redefine the style to match the current text. (See Removing style overrides.)