You'll need to know what version of Word you have. This page explains how to apply a paragraph style or a character style. And character styles are used to format characters within a paragraph. Not surprisingly, paragraph styles are used to format a paragraph. The most commonly used are paragraph styles and character styles. There are several kinds of styles in Word. For example, there are built-in styles called Title, Subtitle and Body Text. Styles generally describe the purpose or function of text. The general idea is that you modify a style to suit your particular formatting needs, and apply the style to your text. You can also create your own Word styles. Microsoft Word comes with dozens of built-in styles. Word applies the formatting instructions when you apply a style. A style is a set of formatting instructions. Choose a style from the drop down list.Īll formatting in Microsoft Word is controlled by styles. In Word 2003 and earlier versions, on the Formatting Toolbar, click on the Style box.In Word 2007 or Word 2010, on the Home tab, click on the thumbnail of the style.Put your cursor in the paragraph you want to format.The quickest way to apply a paragraph style:
