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Creating character styles from existing text
Alternatively, you can format some text first and then create a character style that
uses exactly the same formatting options. For this purpose, use the New from text
button instead of the New button.
This method is useful when you have formatted text “by hand” and want to have a
character style that has exactly the same formattings.
Proceed as follows:
1. Set up the character format (font face, font size, etc.) of any text segment to
your liking.
2. Place the caret inside that text (or select it; either will do).
3. As described above, use the Format > Character Style command to create a
new character style. However, in this case use the New from text button rather
than the New button.
A character style created this way will behave like any other character style. The
only difference is that its original character format is based on the selected text. (Of
course you can still change the style’s formatting options whenever you like,
independently from the text.)
Using keyboard shortcuts
If you need a format style very frequently, you can give it a keyboard shortcut. The
advantage of doing that is that you can then apply the style very quickly, using a
single key press.
To assign a keyboard shortcut to a style, switch to the Style property sheet in the
dialog for editing the style. There, position the text cursor in the Shortcut key edit
box and press the desired key combination.
Note: If you press a key combination that is already assigned, the current assignment
is displayed below the Shortcut key edit box. In that case, you should
press the Backspace key (æ__) to delete this key combination and then enter
another one. Otherwise, you will overwrite the assignment for another style, or
even for one of TextMaker’s commands.
We recommend using key combinations that include the keys (Ctrl) and (Shiftª),
since these are normally not assigned.
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