Creating and Editing Custom Styles
Learn how to create and modify custom styles to build an enterprise-level typesetting system.
When built-in styles don’t meet your needs, you need to create custom styles. This is the process of upgrading from a user to a typesetting designer.
5.1 Complete Steps to Create a New Style
Scenario
Your company is creating an annual report and needs a “Red Heading 1” style (representing corporate VI).
Step 1: Open Styles Pane
Shortcut: Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S
Step 2: Create New Style
Find the “New Style” button at the bottom of the Styles pane (usually a + icon)
Step 3: Fill in Style Information
| Field | Input | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Style Name | Custom name | ”Corporate Heading 1” |
| Style Type | Select “Paragraph” | Paragraph |
| Based On | Select base style | ”Heading 1” (inherits its formatting) |
| Style for Following Paragraph | Style applied after Enter | ”Normal” (switch to body text) |
Step 4: Set Format
Click the “Format” dropdown menu to configure:
- Font: Microsoft YaHei, 16pt, red (RGB: 192, 21, 47)
- Paragraph: Left aligned, spacing before/after 12pt, line spacing 1.5x
Step 5: Save Style
Click “OK”, style is saved to the document.
5.2 Modifying Existing Styles
Method 1: Direct Modification
- Right-click “Heading 1” in the Styles pane
- Select “Modify”
- Change font size to 16pt in the dialog
- Click “OK”
- All “Heading 1” throughout the document automatically update to 16pt
Effect After Modification
If 50 paragraphs have applied “Heading 1” style, modifying the style updates all 50 paragraphs simultaneously.
5.3 Setting Shortcuts for Styles
Steps
- Right-click “Corporate Heading 1” in the Styles pane
- Select “Modify”
- Find “Format” → “Shortcut Key” at bottom left
- Press the desired shortcut (e.g., Ctrl+Alt+Shift+1)
- Click “Assign”
5.4 Advanced Usage: Style Hierarchy
Standard Three-Level Heading Design
Heading 1 (Level 1, Largest)
- Font: Heiti 16pt, red, bold
- Spacing before/after: 12pt each
- Line spacing: 1.5x
Heading 2 (Level 2, Medium)
- Font: Heiti 14pt, dark blue, bold
- Spacing before/after: 10pt each
Heading 3 (Level 3, Smaller)
- Font: Heiti 12pt, black, bold
- Spacing before/after: 8pt each
Body (Normal Text)
- Font: Songti 11pt, black
- Spacing before/after: 0pt
Next: Chapter 6: Automatically Generating Table of Contents with Styles