How can apply changes to a style throughout a mixed-style document

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#1

I have an existing document with several paragraph styles throughout
the document. I want to change one and have it impact only those
paragraphs.

If I do a select all, that will change all the paragraphs, including
the headers, which I don't want changed.

However, if I change the paragraph style by itself, that does not
appear to change any of the existing paragraphs in that style. I want
to change the style and apply it to all paragraphs that are already in
that style.

How so?

Thanks.
MR

#2

I have an existing document with several paragraph styles throughout the document. I want to change one and have it impact only those paragraphs.

That's exactly how styles behave and what they are for.

... if I change the paragraph style by itself, that does not appear to change any of the existing paragraphs in that style.

Either those paragraphs do not actually have that paragraph style applied, or else they contain local character or paragraph formatting or character style formatting - all of which will override the paragraph style's settings.

I want to change the style and apply it to all paragraphs that are already in that style. How so?

Remove local formatting and change the paragraph style - in either order.

I trust this helps.

Brian Barker

#3

You modify the style as you wish and then click 'Apply' and it
should/does affect all paragraphs of that style and only that style
within the document.
Even just clicking 'OK' after effecting your mods applies them to the
relevant paragraphs.

Philip

#4

And, make sure you're actually changing the paragraph STYLE and not just
changing the paragraph formatting by of direct formatting. To change the
paragraph STYLE make sure you right click on the style name in the list
of styles and then click on "Modify"

Virgil