Styles (Word 2007, 2010)

Viewing tab marks within a document using the Show/Hide icon

• Open a document called Viewing tabs.

• This document contains tabs but normally you cannot see them within the document.

• Click on the Show/Hide icon (contained within the Paragraph section of the Home tab).  

• The tabs will be displayed as illustrated below.   

• Close the document.

Styles

• You can create a collection of formatting rules and then save them as a Microsoft Word style.  This style can then be applied to selected text within a document.

Applying styles to a word, line or a paragraph

• Open a document called Applying styles.

• Select the first line to which you wish to apply a style.

• Click on the down arrow to the right of the Style box. The Style List box will display Microsoft Word styles which can be applied to part of a document. Select the Title style and it will be applied to the selected text. 

• Your document will now look like this.   

• Apply Header 1 and Header 2 styles as directed within your document, which should now look like this.    If you have time, try experimenting with applying other styles to the body text. 

• Save your changes and close your document.