Word has a great future called styles that you can use to control the
fonts, colors, and formatting of your document. You can use this feature to get
a more professional look and try out different looks at the click of a button.
So, how does it work? Start by selecting or just placing your cursor
next to a line of text then go to the Styles group on the Home tab.
Right now I'm using the Normal style but I can hover over some of the other
styles to see a preview of what they look like.
For the full list, click the drop-down arrow here.
And since this is the title of my document I really think Title works the best here.
I'm just going to move to the next line of text by pressing the down arrow on
the keyboard, and for this line I'm going to use Subtitle
Last I'd like to choose a heading.
Let's go with Heading 1.
I think this looks great, but believe it or not there's more than one style set to choose from
Each style set contains a unique combination of titles headings and text
that you can change to and from from instantly.
Just go to the Design tab and click the More drop-down arrow in the Document Formatting group.
There are a variety of formats to choose from. Some are more formal and each one has
a different look and feel, so try a few and see which one works best for your document.
How about this one?
You know, I really do like this but I think the title is a bit too big.
To modify a style, all you have to do is find it in the Styles group, right-click, then Modify.
You can give it a new name if you want but I'm just going to change the font size.
It's important to understand that
when you modify as style you're changing every instance of that style in the document.
This means you can use styles to change several things at the same time.
For example, since the text here uses the Normal style we can easily change the
text size for all of it without selecting each paragraph.
If your document has a lot of text, this technique can really save you a lot of time and effort
You can also create a brand new style from scratch.
Just click the tiny arrow here
than the New Style button at the bottom.
Enter a name for your style.
You can then choose any formatting your like. I'm going to go with a new font,
a bigger font size,
bolding
and this blue color.
Click OK.
Close this.
And now, not only is the style applied, but it's in the list of styles to choose from.
It's amazing how easy it is to change the entire look and feel of your
document with just a few clicks. Try experimenting with styles to find
something you like or create your own.