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unless and until you select another style, which becomes effective from the current
position.
If you change the “Normal” style, for example by specifying a new typeface for it,
the new typeface is applied to the entire existing text (to the extent that no special
typeface has been assigned to it with Format > Character). Moreover, it is applied
to any text you enter subsequently, for by changing the “Normal” style in this
way you are changing the standard typeface.
Creating linked character styles
When you create new character styles, as described at the beginning of this section,
they are always based on the character style called “Normal”. Accordingly, if you
change the “Normal” style, for example by selecting a different typeface for it, all
the character styles based on it are changed as well (except for those styles where
you have explicitly specified a different typeface).
So: By default, all character styles are linked to the “Normal” style. However,
when you create a new style, you can specify another character style as the basis
for it in Based on.
To create a character style and base it on a specific style other than “Normal”, do
the following:
1. Invoke Format > Character Style.
2. Click on the New button.
3. Give the style a name.
4. Switch to the Style property sheet.
5. Now comes the distinctive step: In Based on, select the style to which the new
style is to be linked.
6. Now you can enter the desired formatting, etc.
An application example:
Let’s assume that you want to use a bolded strong-featured font for the headings in
your doctoral thesis. But you also want the headings to be in different sizes to
reflect their hierarchical relationships.
To accomplish this, you would proceed as follows:
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