Special Edition Using Microsoft® Word 2000

Applying an Existing Style

Because Word contains so many built-in styles, the fastest way to add styles to your document is to use the ones that already exist. To apply an existing style, select the text you want to style. Then click the arrow in the Style box on the Formatting toolbar, or press Ctrl+Shift+S (see Figure 6.3), and choose the style you want from the list that appears.

Figure 6.3. Choosing a style from the Style box on the Formatting toolbar.

In Word 2000, the Style box doesn't just list the available styles; it shows them formatted, so you can see what they look like before you apply them.

Note

While all of Word's built-in styles ...