Creating character and paragraph styles


    You can create character and paragraph styles based on the format of selected text or define styles from scratch. You can also create a copy of an existing style.

To create a new character or paragraph style:

  1. If you want to base your new style on the formatting of existing text, select the text.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To create a new style with the default name, click the Create New Style button in the Character Styles or Paragraph Styles palette.
    • To create a new style with a custom name, choose New Style in the Character Styles or Paragraph Styles palette menu. Type a name, and click OK.

    For more information on defining style attributes, see Editing character and paragraph styles.

To create a copy of a character or paragraph style:

  1. Select the style.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Drag the style onto the New Style button.
    • Choose Duplicate Character Style from the Character Style palette menu.
    • Choose Duplicate Paragraph Style from the Paragraph Style palette menu.