Copying embedded styles

You can copy existing embedded styles that are part of a topic and then modify the new one to make it unique. This is a time-saving technique for setting up numerous embedded styles in your topics.

To copy an existing embedded style:

  1. Open the topic in the WYSIWYG Editor.

  2. On the Format menu, select Styles. The Styles dialog opens.

  3. Under List, select All Styles.

  4. Under Available in (lower-left), select the topic name (not the style sheet name). This allows you to create embedded styles for this specific topic.

  5. From the Styles list, select the style you want to copy (for example, Heading 6).

  6. Click New. The New Style dialog opens.

  7. Enter the name of the new style (for example, "Caption") in the Name text box.

(At this point, you can customize the new style by clicking the Format button and selecting the attributes you want to change from the drop-down list.)

  1. When you finish setting up the style, click OK to return to the Style dialog.

  2. Click OK to return to your topic.

Example: To create a style based on Heading 6, click New, then enter Caption or some other name in the Name text box. The new style (Caption) is created, based on the attributes defined for the Heading 6 style. From here, you can click the format button and customize the new style if you want.