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## Styles

Use styles to format documents faster and to make their appearance more consistent. As with other formatting, styles can be applied either before you start typing or after a document is complete. Styles will automatically format paragraphs.

- Before you start typing

  Choose the style by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Style command on the Formatting Toolbar. Select the desired style from the list of choices. The formatting will begin at the beginning of the paragraph.

- If the document is already typed

  Place the cursor in the paragraph you want to format. Choose the style by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Style command on the Formatting Toolbar. Select the desired style from the list of choices. Only the paragraph your cursor in will be formatted.

### Predefined Styles

1. Normal

   This is the basic style which you use for all your paragraphs. By default, the whole document is this style.
   Characteristics: Font-Times New Roman, Size-12.

2. Block Text

   It can be used, for example, when inserting quotations in a text.
   Characteristics: Font-Times New Roman, Size-12, Indents-1 inch on left and right.

3. Plain Text

   This is an alternative to the default Normal style; it defines another paragraph style.
   Characteristics: Font-Courier New, Size-12.

4. Heading1

   It can be used for section titles.
   Characteristics: Font-Arial, Size-16, Format-Bold.

5. Heading2

   This can be used for subsection titles.
   Characteristics: Font-Arial, Size-16, Format-Bold, Italic.

6. Heading3

   This style can be used for paragraph titles.
   Characteristics: Font-Arial, Size-14.