Some users find Word's built-in styles difficult to apply and manage. There are easy ways to access styles, but sometimes the volume and list order are less than helpful. In this article, I'll show ...

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Using styles in Word makes it easy to format headings, paragraphs, lists, quotes, and other elements in your document. You can use built-in styles in Word or create a custom style to meet your ...

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Stop avoiding Word styles. Instead, learn how to manage them, so you can put them to work for you. Some users find Word’s built-in styles difficult to apply and manage. There are easy ways to access ...