Reveal formatting

1. On the Format menu, click Reveal Formatting.
2. Select the text whose formatting you want to review.

   The formatting information will appear in the Reveal Formatting task pane.

3. Do any of the following:

   • To change any formatting properties, click the text with a blue, wavy underline, and then change any options you want in the dialog box that appears.
   • To determine the formatting source, such as whether the formatting comes from a style, select the Distinguish style source check box.
   • To show formatting marks, such as paragraph marks and tabs, select the Show all formatting marks check box.
   • To format a text selection like the text that surrounds it, select the text. In the Selected text box, click the arrow, and then click Apply Formatting of Surrounding Text.

Tips

• Click expand or collapse in the Reveal Formatting task pane to display or hide information about different types of formatting, such as paragraph, section, and table formatting.

• You can clear the formatting of the selected text by clicking the arrow in the Selected text box, and then clicking Clear Formatting.