Work with text styles

1. Select the text that contains the formatting you want to include in your style.
2. On the Formatting toolbar, click the Style box .
3. Type over the existing style name to create the name for the new style.
4. Press ENTER.
5. In the Create Style By Example dialog box, make sure that the name and formatting are correct.

1. Click anywhere in the paragraph that you want to apply the text style to.
2. On the Formatting toolbar, select a style from the Style box .

Note  Publisher applies the style to the paragraph, but any formatting, such as bold or italic, that was manually added to text within the paragraph might remain and need to be changed manually.

1. On the Format menu, click Style and Formatting.
2. In the Styles and Formatting task pane, point to the style you want to change, and then click the down arrow.
3. Click Modify.
4. In the Modify Style dialog box, make the changes you want.

You can rename most styles. Some styles, such as Normal, cannot be renamed, in which case the Rename command will be unavailable.

1. On the Format menu, click Styles and Formatting.
2. In the Styles and Formatting task pane, point to the style you want to rename, and then click the down arrow that appears next to the style name.
3. Click Rename.
4. In the To box, enter the new name.
5. Click OK.

You can delete any text style except Normal from your publication.

1. On the Format menu, click Styles and Formatting.
2. In the Styles and Formatting task pane, point to the style you want to delete, and then click the down arrow that appears next to the style name.
3. Click Delete.

   The style is deleted from your publication, and Publisher automatically applies the Normal style to all paragraphs that had that style. However, the text keeps any character formatting that was manually applied.

You can import styles you've used in another publication or in a Microsoft Word document. This helps related publications maintain a common look and feel.

1. On the Format menu, click Styles and Formatting.
2. In the Styles and Formatting task pane, click Import styles.
3. Click the publication or document that contains the styles you want to import.
4. Click OK.

   Every style is imported from the other publication or document.

Note  If you imported styles from a file created with Publisher 2000 or earlier, the style known as no style is converted to Normal style.