Create a new style

Microsoft Office Word 2003

  • If the Styles and Formatting task pane is not open, click Styles and Formatting Button image on the Formatting toolbar.
  • In the Styles and Formatting task pane, click New Style.
  • In the Name box, type a name for the style.
  • In the Style type box, click Paragraph, Character, Table, or List to specify the kind of style you are creating.
  • Select the options that you want, or click Format to see more options.
  • ShowTip

    If you want to use text that you've already formatted as the basis of a list style, paragraph style, or character style, select it, and then base the new style on the formatting and other properties applied to the selected text.