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Inspiring
April 23, 2023
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Possible to "copy" another text style into an existing one in the same document?

  • April 23, 2023
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Let's say I have a document with a style called "Giant Cool Heading" and another style called "Style 1".

Style 1 has already been set up with color, size, underline, etc.

Is there a way I can somehow, within the same document, tell "Giant Cool Heading" to "copy" all the settings within "Style 1" ?

I realize I can delete Giant Cool Heading, replace it with Style 1, then rename it, but wondering if it can be done the way I described.

 

thanks

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Correct answer TᴀW

Yes, there is.

Go into Giant Cool Heading.

Change the "based on" setting to "Style 1".

Click on "Reset to Base"

Change the "based on" setting back to [No Paragraph Style] (or leave it as is).

Click OK.

Voila!

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Legend
April 23, 2023

Yes, there is.

Go into Giant Cool Heading.

Change the "based on" setting to "Style 1".

Click on "Reset to Base"

Change the "based on" setting back to [No Paragraph Style] (or leave it as is).

Click OK.

Voila!

turner111Author
Inspiring
April 23, 2023

Nice! Thanks, this works.

Steve Werner
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 23, 2023

If I'm understanding you do this with the Duplicate Style command in the Paragraph Styles panel menu. It will create a new style using all the same properties as the original.

turner111Author
Inspiring
April 23, 2023

Hi Steve - thanks, but this won't work, because, as noted, both styles already exist in the document.