Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 - Manual (Page 432)

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Last updated 6/5/2015
A plus sign next to a style name indicates that there are overrides to the style. An override is any formatting that doesn’t
match the attributes defined by the style. Any time you change settings in the Character and OpenType panel, you
create an override to the current character style; likewise, when you change settings in the Paragraph panel, you create
an override to the current paragraph style.
For a video about using character and paragraph styles in Illustrator, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0047 .
Create character or paragraph styles
1 If you want to base the new style on the formatting of existing text, select the text.
2 In the Character Styles panel or the Paragraph Styles panel, do one of the following:
• To create a style with the default name, click the Create New Style button.
• To create a style with a custom name, choose New Style in the panel menu. Type a name, and click OK.
Tip: To create a copy of a character or paragraph style, drag the style onto the New Style button.
Edit character or paragraph styles
You can change the definition of the default character and paragraph styles, as well as any new styles you create. When
you change the definition of a style, all of the text formatted with that style changes to match the new style definition.
1 In the Character Styles panel or the Paragraph Styles panel, do one of the following:
• Select the style in the panel, and choose Character Style Options from the Character Styles panel menu or
Paragraph Style Options from the Paragraph Styles panel menu.
• Double-click the style name.
note: Double-clicking applies the style to any selected text or, if no text is selected, sets the style for any new text you
type. If you don’t want to apply the style, hold down Shift+Ctrl (Windows) or Shift+Command (Mac OS) when you
double-click the style name.
2 On the left side of the dialog box, select a category of formatting options and set the options you want. You can
switch to a different group of formatting options by selecting a different category.
If you need more information about any of the formatting options, search for the option name in Help.
3 When you finish setting options, click OK.
Remove style overrides
A plus sign next to the style name in the Character Styles panel or the Paragraph Styles panel indicates that there are
overrides to the style. An override is any formatting that doesn’t match the attributes defined by the style. There are
several ways to remove style overrides:
• To clear overrides and return text to the appearance defined by the style, reapply the same style or choose Clear
Overrides from the panel menu.
• To clear overrides when applying a different style, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the style name.
• To redefine the style and maintain the current appearance of the text, select at least one character of the text and
choose the Redefine Style command from the panel menu.
If you use styles to maintain consistent formatting, you should probably avoid overrides. If you’re formatting quick,
one-time-only text, these overrides pose no problem.