What is "next:[same style]" in a paragraph style?

[sivey@pdx]

What is "next:[same style]" in a paragraph style?

I want to know all the style settings and this seems to prevent me from seeing them.

[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

Hi sivey@pdx:

You set up Next Style to assign a new paragraph tag automatically when you press Enter/Return.

Let's say you are laying out articles with the following sequence: a title, followed by a byline followed by body paragraph. When you create the Title style, set the Next Style to Byline. When you create the Byline style, set the Next style to Body. Now type the title and assign the paragraph tag called Title. Then when you press Enter/Return, the next style, Byline, is assigned automatically. When you finish typing the Byline and press Enter/Return, the next paragraph is automatically tagged Body.

If you leave Next Style set to Same Style (the default), then when you press Enter/Return, the same style is used on the next paragraph. You won't be able to remove it from the Style Settings section in the General section of Paragraph Style Options.

~Barb