Styles are very useful aids for advanced word processing users.
If you need a specific character or paragraph format frequently, it is worth creating a style for it. You can then apply the style to any segment of text you like, and this text will be formatted as you have specified in the style definition.
Furthermore: Using styles not only saves you time when you have to apply the same formatting repeatedly, but also ensures that your document is formatted consistently. Such consistency is ensured by the fact that if you change the formatting of a style, the program in turn changes the formatting of all text segments to which this style has been applied!
In practical terms, styles work like this: You create a paragraph style called "Headings" for which you select a larger, bold type, a centered alignment, etc. Now, you only have to apply that style to headings, and the paragraph will be formatted accordingly.
By the way, you can define different styles for each document – they are saved within the document.
In this chapter, you will find detailed information on using styles. The following topics are covered:
| In a character style, you can save a frequently needed character format (font, font size, text styles, etc.) and then apply it repeatedly to any characters you like. |
For this purpose, you will find the Character styles button  in the sidebar (above). |
| You can save a frequently needed paragraph format (indents, tabs, alignment, etc.) in a paragraph style and then apply it repeatedly to any paragraph you like. |
For this purpose, you will find the Paragraph styles button  in the sidebar (above). |
FreeOffice: The Manage styles tool is not included in SoftMaker FreeOffice.
| TextMaker's integrated Manage styles tool allows you to copy character and paragraph styles back and forth between documents and thus match their appearance. |
| This is the responsibility of the Manage styles tool, which you will find in the sidebar (below) via the Organize button. |
| Styles that you want to use frequently can be saved in a document template. |
| Whenever you create a new document, TextMaker lets you select the document template to be used as the basis for the document. All character and paragraph styles stored in this document template will also be available in your new document. |
For more information on the above topics, see the following pages.