Create a new style

1. If the Styles and Formatting task pane is not open, click Styles and Formatting on the Formatting toolbar.
2. In the Styles and Formatting task pane, click New Style.
3. In the Name box, type a name for the style.
4. Do one of the following:

   Character

   • In the Style type box, click Character.

   Paragraph

   • In the Style type box, click Paragraph.

   Table

   • In the Style type box, click Table.

   List

   • In the Style type box, click List.
5. Select the options that you want, or click Format to see more options.

   For Help on an option, click the question mark , and then click the option.

Tip

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.