![]() ![]() ![]() Select (that is, highlight) the text of the entire essay with the exception of the footnotes/endnotes and Bibliography and apply the Word style Normal,no (see the section immediately above on How to Apply Microsoft Word Styles).Ģ. This creates the structure of the essay (paragraphs, lists, indented citations, and so forth).ġ. The first step in preparing your essay is to apply the correct Word style at the paragraph level. Do not apply any other formatting to text in a Word style because the formatting you manually apply will not be converted to XML. ![]() Note: most Word styles will display with some type of formatting, such as a different color font. For more information on Word styles, see Using Microsoft Word Styles. For paragraph styles, click anywhere in the paragraph that does not have a character Word style applied to it and the name of the Word style will appear in the Style window. To determine what Word style is already applied to text: for character styles, highlight the text and the name of the Word style will appear in the Style window. You can keep the style box open as you work on the Word document for ease of use.Ĥ. You then select the style as detailed above. Alternative: you can open the styles box by clicking on the icon of a double capital letter A immediately to the left of the style drop-down window or by pulling down the “Format” menu and clicking on “Styles and Formatting.” This will open the styles box. Once the window is activated you can either type in the name of the style or its abbreviation, or you can manually scroll to the desired style.ģ. You will know that the window is activated because the name of the style appearing in the window will turn blue. You should also be able to activate the styles window with the keystroke control-shift+s. Example: to apply the Footnote Text style, type “ftxt,” in the style window and hit enter.Ģ. You can also type the abbreviation of the style in the style window followed by a comma and then hit the enter key this will apply the style. Once you are at the desired style, click on it and the style will be applied to the highlighted text. You can also use the scroll bar to navigate to the desired style. Begin typing the name of the style and it will automatically jump down the list to that style. The name of the current style should display in the window. Click on the “Style” drop-down window in the tool bar at the top of your document. With your mouse, highlight the text to which you want to apply the Word style.Ģ. You are now ready to apply a small number of Word styles!ġ. The entire contents of your essay should now be in the file you renamed (in our example, jiats-smith.doc), in Times Extended Roman font (or Gentium font for Mac users). Restoring the style resets it to the way it was when you installed WordPerfect.THL Toolbox > Essays > Applying the First Word StylesĬontributor(s): David Germano, Steven Weinberger. You can restore a text style to its default appearance. For information about codes, see “Using Reveal Codes.” When you delete a style, you can delete the style codes only or both the style and formatting codes. You can delete a text style that you have created but you cannot delete any of the preset styles provided with WordPerfect. You can also choose which styles are available. When you retrieve a text style, the style is attached to the active document, allowing you to apply the style to text in the document. Copying a text style is useful when you want to create a new style that has similar formatting options as an existing style. You copy a text style to another template. For a list of text styles, see “Reference: Working with styles.” You can apply a style to text in a document. Saving a text style as a separate file is useful if you plan to use the style with a different template or on a different computer. When you save a text style, you can associate it with a specific template or with the active document only, or you can save it as a separate file. ![]() You can also specify where to save text styles. For information about including a table of contents code in a style, see “Marking entries for a table of contents.” For information about including an index code, see “Marking index entries.” Styles can be used to automatically mark entries for a table of contents, index, or list. Whenever you change the formatting in a style, you change the appearance of all text that uses that style. You can also create a QuickStyle for a paragraph.įormatting text with styles ensures consistent formatting throughout a document. QuickStyles are styles created based on the formatting in effect at the cursor location. Text styles you create are saved with the active document. Text styles are collections of formatting attributes that you can apply to selected text, paragraphs, or the entire document. ![]()
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