{"id":6389,"date":"2020-02-27T14:45:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T19:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/?p=6389"},"modified":"2020-08-24T13:03:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T17:03:16","slug":"modify-a-style-in-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/2020\/02\/27\/modify-a-style-in-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Modify a Style in Word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Did you know that Word has built-in styles for headings, body text, and lists?  Using these built-in styles allows you to create consistency in a documents look and feel, and to easily change the entire look of a document. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find Styles in the Ribbon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find these styles in the &#8220;Ribbon&#8221;. If you are not sure how to open the ribbon <a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/show-or-hide-the-ribbon-in-office-d946b26e-0c8c-402d-a0f7-c6efa296b527#ID0EAABAAA=Newer_Versions\">Microsoft has a how-to guide<\/a>.  You can also use keyboard shortcuts to show\/hide the Ribbon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Windows<ul><li>Cntrl + F1<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Mac<ul><li>Command + Option + R<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhereToFindStyles-1024x356.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6390\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhereToFindStyles.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/?attachment_id=6390\" class=\"wp-image-6390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhereToFindStyles-1024x356.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhereToFindStyles-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhereToFindStyles-768x267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhereToFindStyles-173x60.jpg 173w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhereToFindStyles.jpg 1090w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Built-in styles are located in the &#8220;Ribbon&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Modify styles &#8211; 2 ways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the styles pane<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/dHvYMM9cPvE0WMFmjLwLQ_2zmmTL5vLwKihUEqI_JZ3qbhZPdhngxmwjKg333TGMy3noiInCN2V88zMhXvX-q0yAXjkcDEoxW3FiIVbGIsYMlVsbY1BB9HDwCaqexLJ_8YkJ4_lsZWw\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"244\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Select the item you want to alter <\/li><li> Go to styles pane<\/li><li> Hover until you see the down arrow<\/li><li> Select Modify Style<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the Ribbon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/iWpxhFROqXLpjcSVJH65f-Eu16s8wwLQsGyAKvk96jciETvyKv2m66q3mOKLm4Nc8Fw7F5SokFtYSZe_-pWB0UTG5Ch2vPNojxB01Nf0tLVW8tvg0pQMHU3VxdgXgdmV1M3Fu8UaL-4\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"228\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Right-click on the style you want to change<\/li><li>Select Modify<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing an existing style<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve hit modify you&#8217;ll have lots of options to change the look and feel of a particular element.  In addition to quick changes to font family, font size, line-height and level of indentation you can alter other attributes by using the Format drop-down menu in the lower-left of the &#8220;Modify Style&#8221; window<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ModifyStyleFormatDropDown.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ModifyStyleFormatDropDown.jpg 637w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ModifyStyleFormatDropDown-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/its\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ModifyStyleFormatDropDown-49x60.jpg 49w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To learn more about creating accessible content in the Microsoft Suite check out LinkedIn Learnings &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning-login\/share?forceAccount=false&amp;redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Flearning%2Fcreating-accessible-documents-in-microsoft-office%3Ftrk%3Dshare_ent_url&amp;account=76206914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Creating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Office<\/a>&#8220;<\/li><li>Microsoft&#8217;s Support page &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/customize-or-create-new-styles-d38d6e47-f6fc-48eb-a607-1eb120dec563\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Customize or create new styles (opens in a new tab)\">Customize or create new styles<\/a>&#8220;<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that Word has built-in styles for headings, body text, and lists? Using these built-in styles allows you to create consistency in a documents look and feel, and to easily change the entire look of a document. 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