Deep Dive Into MICROSOFT WORD STYLES (Expert Secrets Revealed!)

This is the most comprehensive guide on YT on HOW to make custom Microsoft Word Styles, and more importantly, WHY and WHEN to use them. Full show notes are given below.

Word styles are integral to many things you do in Microsoft Word, particularly when you are managing large documents.

The two big advantages of using styles are (1) Consistency and (2) Easy Maintenance.

In this video I demonstrate how to create a new style from scratch, apply styles to multiple elements, modify a style and how to use the built in heading styles to navigate and manage your document and build a Table of Contents.

I also provide an extensive walk-through of all the options and settings in the Style dialog.

I finish by showing you how to use the styles you have created in other documents.

😃 TIME CODES (click the link to go directly to that spot in the video)
- (0:00) An overview of what is covered in this video
- (0:25) The pre-built Normal Style and the Heading Styles
- (1:11) Applying and switching styles
- (1:24) How to create (or define) a new style
- (2:37) What happens when you are using a style then press Enter?
- (2:58) How to apply your new style
- (3:30) How to modify (or redefine) a style
- (4:24) A walkthrough of the options and settings in the Styles dialog
- (4:33) - Style type
- (4:46) - Style based on
- (5:17) - Style for following paragraph
- (5:35) - The middle section with the most common formatting options
- (6:19) - The Format button with 9 categories
- (6:33) - Additional (advanced) Font settings
- (7:36) - Additional Paragraph settings
- (8:07) - Tabs
- (8:19) - Border (paragraph borders and shading)
- (8:58) - Language
- (9:16) - Frame (superseded by text boxes)
- (9:27) - Numbering
- (9:43) - Shortcut keys
- (9:52) - Text effects
- (10:06) - Add to the Styles Gallery
- (10:16) - Automatically Update
- (10:46) - 'Only in this Document' vs 'New documents based on this template'
- (11:31) How and why to use and customise the pre-built Heading Styles (an example using Heading 1 and Heading 2)
- (13:00) Benefit 1: Managing a large document
- (13:49) Benefit 2: The Navigation Pane
- (14:33) Benefit 3: Build a Table of Contents (really easily)
- (17:02) How to update a Table of Contents
- (18:12) How to use your styles in other documents
- (19:27) Quick summary
- (19:39) Other videos you may find useful

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Jason Morrell helps people of all levels to leverage the power of Microsoft Office. Delivering training since 2002, he loves to simplify the hard stuff and provide helpful, actionable advice that has been proven to slash hours from daily computer tasks. Jason lives with his wife and 4 kids on the beautiful Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.

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[columcantillon]

Clear and simple - I was wasting so much time editing documents - I now have a style sheet and template for editing other people's work and turning out consistent documents

[mahmoodmajeed]

Hi, I have been working in Microsoft Word since 1987. I really appreciate the simplicity and clarity in your tutorials. Great work!

[stever]

Really really did like this lesson! I love the content rich, no non-sense to the point approach. I can tell this was not a video where you were figuring it out as you go. This was well organized, well focused, tons of detail and a joy to watch. And yes I’m one of those users that struggle with this. Thank you.

[bluegrasslearningsolutions]

Simple, clear, and straightforward— thank you for the great tutorial.

[aok]

I have been struggling with Styles for the longest time. This tutorial will now be my 'Go to' video for clarification. So grateful. Many thanks.

[russellcannon]

Styles is the most powerful feature of MS Word that sets it apart from all other office suites. Done right, styles can automate and streamline document formatting. With just a little up-front effort, document preparation becomes quick and simple so that the writer can focus on content instead of formatting. Unfortunately, very few people know about or how to use styles—even many professional technical and copy writers. That's too bad because it truly is the product's "killer feature". Thanks for a great explanation. Even though I have been using styles for years, you taught me a thing or two. Cheers, Russ

[pbking]

An excellent explanation of MS Word Styles. My use of this feature has been hit-and-miss because I was constantly recreating new styles. I believe that will no longer be a problem.

[camt]

Its taken me days of frustration to find you, but now that I have, thank you so much. Subscribed.

[AndrewScottHome]

That was a great video, really easy to follow! I have learnt more about styles in the few minutes watching your video than 20 years of reading Word help. Thanks

[DrMark]

Very helpful. Clear and informative. Thanks!

[susanwolf]

amazingly helpful and clear! thank you

[ldan-ndds]

The best tutor on style that I have not grasped as it was added to Word. I can fix the doc now.

[lesamourai]

Thank you so much! This was very helpful!

[chantalroger]

You are a great pedagogue! Fantastic work!

[jillwolvaardt]

Thanks, I've been struggling with this as I'm working on a couple of books, so Styles is a boon, and your video really helps.

[thepurpleufo]

Fabulous. Thanks for the detailed and clear explanations.

[Nallasivam]

Very impressive and simple. Thank you.

[nicolekrystyn]

This was very informative and well put together! Thank you for making a clear and easy to follow video!

[lynneangeloro]

I've been an MS Word user since the days of early! Your YouTube tutorials are excellent! I'm an online live software instructor and I'm happy to point folks to your YouTube stuff for things that are not covered in a specific class they are attending. You do an excellent job explaining everything you teach! SUBSCRIBED!

[jamesbooty]

Great video, thanks. Would love if you'd mentioned creating new Style Sets as that's something that catches me out sometimes.