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need to fix a problem when applying a style to a selected paragraph !!!
I am writing a script. so, I use different styles for writing dialogue, character, Action, slug...etc.
when I apply a style on a blank page, it totally works. when I selected a paragraph and apply a style to it, it only changes the font but not the place of the text (dimensions).
for example,
In this pic, I want to change Aml(text) to the character style. when I select it and do the change, it will only change the font but will not move it to the center as it is supposed to be in the style. However, On a blank page, If I change the style to character, the cursor will come at the center. How to solve, please?
Hello Mohamed_1995 ,
This is a frequent misconception that users have "I want change paragraph formatting so I need to select the text."
This is untrue, especially with styles that are "linked" - meaning the style can be used to style paragraphs as well as characters.
To change or style a paragraph just make it "active" by placing the cursor in it, that's all that needs to be done.
Simply place a cursor within the paragraph, meaning don't select any characters, and apply the style. As soon as you select characters you are telling Word "this selection is what I want you to change".
To apply a style to multiple paragraphs, then you select the paragraphs.
Lenka_Kerumova When I do this method, it changes all the pages and it goes wrong
Hello Mohamed_1995 ,
if it does as you say, than your paragraphs are NOT paragraphs.
Your lines are most likely ended by a line-break, hence making your document one huge paragraph.
A paragraph begins by first character after a paragraph mark, and ends with a paragraph mark -
¶.
A single line with text is not a paragraph if it doesn't end with a paragraph mark.
Check your document.
You can't apply text alignment using a character style. For that purpose, use a paragraph style which will include not only font formatting (such as font, font size) but also paragraph formatting (such as line spacing, paragraph spacing before/after, text alignment, indentation).
In addition, you may want to ensure that a text range which appears to be a paragraph actually is a paragraph. Click ¶ icon to display nonprinting marks and verify that you see a ¶ symbol where you want a new text paragraph to begin.
