How to Create a Quick Style in Word 2007

Create a quick style with a set of font commands.

Microsoft Word 2007 includes a gallery of formatted styles to give your document a consistent look. If you prefer to create your own set of font options, such as Times New Roman, italic and blue font color, you can save these combined commands as one quick style. This new style will display as a button in the "Styles" gallery on the "Home" tab. Activating the style button will format a word or a whole document with your style preference.

Instructions

1. Open a saved Word 2007 document.

2. Highlight with your mouse the text that will display the new style. For example, a company name can appear in italics and blue.

3. Click the preferred font options in the "Font" group on the "Home" tab. For example, click the "Italic" and "Font Color" buttons.

4. Right-click the highlighted text. A list of commands appears.

5. Point to "Styles" to display more commands.

6. Click "Save Selection as a New Quick Style." A window entitled "Create New Style from Formatting" opens.

7. Type the name of the style in the text box. For example, "Italic blue."

8. Click "OK." This quick style appears as a labeled button in the "Styles" group.

9. Highlight the text and click the newly created style button to format part or all of the text in your document.

Tips & Warnings

• If a wavy green or red underline appears with the selected text, the "Styles" command doesn't show when you right-click. For example, if the text includes a style error, then the full list of commands won't display. Edit the word or sentence and then right-click to display "Styles" on the drop-list of commands.

References

• Microsoft Office: Make Changes to a Quick Style Set