How to See All Paragraph Styles Used in a Word Doc

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open your document in Word.

   This is the first tab in the toolbar at the top of the screen., The Styles pane will appear on the ride side of the screen, displaying a list of every style in Word., To view a style’s details (such as font size, color, etc.), hover your mouse over its name.
   
   Each style name is preceded by a colored box containing a number.
   
   Colored boxes now also appear along the left side of your document. , For example, if the style “Normal” shows a blue box with a 1, each paragraph using that style will also show a blue box with a
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   To assign a different style to a paragraph, highlight that paragraph and then click a style in the Styles toolbox.
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   Step 2: Click the Home tab.

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   Step 3: Click the Styles Pane icon on the right side of the toolbar.

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   Step 4: Place a checkmark next to “Show Styles Guides.” Now the Styles toolbox lists only the styles used in the current document.

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   Step 5: Compare the colored boxes in the Styles toolbox to those in your document.

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