Apple Pages '09 - Manual (Page 130)

5 If you want the paragraph style to be indented relative to the page margins, set the
paragraph indents in the Tabs pane of the Text inspector.
Set the first-line indent.
Set the right indent
for the paragraph.
Set the left indent for
the paragraph.
6 Click More in the Text inspector to select more formatting options.
Choose border and rules
formatting options for
selected text.
Select options to
determine how the
paragraph breaks
across pages.
Choose a language for the
spelling dictionary to use.
Remove automatic
hyphenation or ligatures,
if they are selected for
the document.
Set the text above or below
the surrounding text.
Choose a paragraph style
to follow the current one
when you press Return.
Add a background
color to a character
or paragraph.
7 In the Styles drawer, click the arrow to the right of the paragraph style name, and then
choose an option.
Create New Paragraph Style from Selection: This doesn’t alter the existing style, but
creates a new style based on the formatting choices you’ve made in the previous
steps. If you select this, type a name for the new style, and then click OK.
Redefine Style from Selection: Redefines the existing paragraph style for the whole
document. If you choose this, your formatting changes will apply to all other instances
of this style throughout the document. (But any character styles that have been
applied will not be affected.)
Revert to Defined Style: Removes style overrides and the selected text takes on the
default attributes of the selected style.
130 Chapter 6 Working with Styles