Modify Styles Consecutively in a Word Document

When I have numerous paragraph styles to modify, I like to modify them one after the other without closing the Style dialog box—something you can't do when using the Styles and Formatting task pane. Here's how you can access the Style dialog box to modify paragraph styles:

1. Make sure you are in normal view by choosing Normal from the View menu.

2. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the View tab.

3. In the Style area width box under Outline and Normal options, enter a measurement for the width of the style area, for example, 1.2" and click OK.

4. In the style area that appears on the left side of the screen, double-click the name of the first paragraph style you want to modify.

5. When the Style dialog box opens, make your adjustments and click Apply. Any changes you make to that style are applied throughout the document.

6. Now, without closing the Style dialog box, select and modify the next style. In this way, you can modify every style in the document, one after the other.