Create a New Style

You may find that the styles in the Normal template do not have the characteristics you need for a particular document. AbiWord allows you to create a new style unique to your writing requirements.

Let's create a new style and apply it to some text in your document by following these simple steps:

• Select Format from the Menu bar
• Select Style

  The Styles dialog box appears.

• Select New

  The New Style dialog box appears.

• Type a name for the new style in the Style Name field
• Select Paragraph or Character from the Style Type drop-down
• Select the Paragraph at the bottom of the window to choose the paragraph elements that you would like to format for the style
• Make alignment, indentation, and spacing changes in the Paragraph dialog box
• Select OK to set the style
• Select OK to close the New Style dialog box
• Choose All from the List drop-down to view all the styles available and to make sure that your new style has been added
• Select the new style you created
• Select Apply
• Select Close

You have just completed this section of Lesson 5 and now know how to create a new style. If you'd like to learn how to modify or rename style, select Next. If you'd like to go to a different section within this lesson or to a new lesson, choose from one of the options in the Navigation bar.