Word 2003 Style List

External Since: Nov 03, 2005 Posts: 14

I would like a fast way to apply the Heading 1 style, rather than having to
scroll down to that selection from the Style dropdown list. Can I change the
order that styles are listed so my choice is at the top? Is there any other
way to apply a style with minimal keystrokes? Thanks

External Since: Sep 16, 2003 Posts: 3894

koala824 at Comcast wrote:
> I would like a fast way to apply the Heading 1 style, rather than
> having to scroll down to that selection from the Style dropdown list.
> Can I change the order that styles are listed so my choice is at the
> top? Is there any other way to apply a style with minimal keystrokes?
> Thanks

There are default keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+Alt+1 for Heading 1, Ctrl+Alt+2
for Heading 2, and Ctrl+Alt+3 for Heading 3. Although the default
assignments don't go any further, you can add more if you want them -- see
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AsgnCmdOrMacroToHotkey.htm. That
will do not just for Heading styles but for any style.

In the Styles dropdown, after you click the down arrow to open it, type the
first letter (or more) of the name of the style you want, which will scroll
to the first style that starts with that letter or group of letters. Then
the one you want should be in view and you can quickly click it.

The order of styles in the Styles task pane can be changed in Word 2007
(through the Manage Styles dialog, Recommend tab, with the "Set priority"
group of buttons) but not in earlier versions. Even then, the Styles
dropdown (which you can add to the Quick Access Toolbar) will remain sorted
alphabetically.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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