Nisus Writer Pro - Manual (Page 119)

Creating Documents 99
Figure 105
The Normal style in Style Sheet view
Beneath the sample text, in clearly readable “bubbles”, are all the attributes that make up that
style. You can click to select and delete any of the attributes you do not want as part of the style.
You can use the tools of the Character and Paragraph palettes (among others) to make the changes
you want.
To the left are controls you can use to
• determine on what other style in the document this should style be based;
• assign a keyboard shortcut to the style;
• determine the style automatically assigned to the next paragraph (when you press <).
Understanding the difference between the various kinds of styles
This version of Nisus Writer Pro supports four kinds of styles
• Paragraph Styles
Apply the associated attributes to the entire paragraph.
• Character Styles
Apply the associated attributes to selected text only (and it can overlay the attributes of a
Paragraph Style). These include those that determine the appearance of the footnote or endnote
reference character in the document. Character Styles toggle on or off the same way that
choosing individual attributes (such as Bold, Italic, Outline or Shadow).
• Notes Styles.
Apply to the notes areas of your document.
• List Styles
Apply to the lists you insert in your document.
Apply a style to your text
Applying styles to your text is easy. Rather than choosing a font, then a size, then a style and
possibly a color, when you choose a style, all the attributes associated with it are applied at once.
1. Select the text to which you wish to apply the style.
2. Apply the style
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Choose the style’s name from the Character Style and/or Paragraph Style submenus of the
Format menu.
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Click that style’s name once in the Styles palette.
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Choose the style’s name from the Character or Paragraph tag pop-up menu on the
Statusbar.
When you apply a paragraph style Nisus Writer Pro removes certain attributes that may already be
associated with the text and substitutes the attributes of the style you are applying.