One feature of a Paragraph Style is that it also implies an associated Character Style, but the reverse is not true. A Character Style has to do with the particular attributes we have set for the font, such as the typeface, its weight, size, kerning, whether it might be underlined, struck through, and the other features you see above. It's probably best not to incorporate the font name in the style name, since at some later point you might switch to another font for your headings, for example.Ĭharacter Styles and Paragraph Styles are related, but not exactly the same. Change the name to something meaningful for its use.The dialog now expands as shown below for creating a Character Style.Click the New button, then from the drop-down list choose the type of style you wish to create.Bring up the Style Manager with Edit Styles.To create a style of whatever type requires a few steps: When you initially open it with Edit > Styles from the menu, you see this smaller part shown above, where you may select a style and act upon it (Edit), or create a new one (New). The Style Manager consists of two main parts. Remember, you can easily alter these later once your document begins to take shape. Think about some basic elements such as the text body, headings, captions, and make some reasonable attempt at these.

Tip: It's good practice to begin making styles as you begin a document. It takes no more time than setting various font and typography characteristics with the Properties palette, and you end up with something you can immediately reuse somewhere else. Making a simple style is actually a very quick process. They easily allow for coordination of work by a team working on the same documentĪbout the only disadvantage is the time it takes to plan and create these various styles, but even here there is an easy allowance to adjust your style later, so less pressure to get the style 'exactly right' the first time.They allow for a more pleasing experience on the reader's part.They allow for coordinating captions with the graphics to which they refer.They allow for a consistent appearance from one part of a document to another and from one issue or edition to the next.They greatly simplify making last minute changes to a text appearance document-wide.There are several advantages to using styles: With a single click, you can apply the various font parameters you have been using throughout your document. When the amount of text is great, and it has a consistent structure, as far as header, titles, blockquotes, captions, and so on, then styles are by far the best tool for easily applying these features. Depending on the type of document you are working on, the process of design can be optimized by automating common tasks.

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