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Edit character and paragraph styles



One of the advantages of using styles is that when you change the definition of a style, all of the text formatted with that style changes to match the new style definition.

Note: If you edit styles in InCopy content that’s linked to an InDesign document, the modifications are overridden when the linked content is updated.

Edit a style using the dialog box

  1. Do one of the following:

    • If you don’t want the style to be applied to selected text, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the style name in the Styles panel, and choose Edit [style name].

    • In the Styles panel, double-click the style name, or select the style and choose Style Options in the Styles panel menu. Note that this applies the style to any selected text or text frame or, if no text or text frame is selected, sets the style as the default style for any text you type in new frames.

  2. Adjust settings in the dialog box, and then click OK.

Redefine a style to match selected text

After you apply a style, you can override any of its settings. If you decide you like the changes you made, you can redefine the style so that it matches the formatting of the text you changed.

Note: If you redefine styles in InCopy content linked to an InDesign document, the modifications are overridden when the linked content is updated.
  1. Using the Type tool , select the text formatted with the style you want to redefine.
  2. Make changes to the paragraph or character attributes as necessary.
  3. Choose Redefine Style in the Styles panel menu.