Modify a style manually in the Modify Style dialog box Modify a style by updating it to match formatting in your document You can modify an existing style in the Styles gallery in two ways: To learn more, see Apply a style to text in Word. To apply a style, simply select the text you want to format, and then click the style you want in the Styles gallery.

The styles covered in this article are located in the Styles gallery, a visual menu located on the Home tab. You can also select formatted text in your document to create a new style in the Styles gallery. You can change the formatting (such as font size, color, and text indentation) in styles applied to titles, headings, paragraphs, lists, and so on. If you want formatting choices that are not available from the built-in styles and themes available in Word, you can modify an existing style and customize it to suit your needs. You can use styles to quickly apply a set of formatting choices consistently throughout your document.