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The paragraph style Normal
A paragraph style called “Normal” is present by default in every document. It has a
special significance: it is the standard style of paragraph formatting for the document.
When you start typing text in a new document, the “Normal” style is automatically
assigned to the text, unless and until you select a different style, which
becomes effective from the current position.
If you change the “Normal” style, for example by specifying a new line spacing for
it, every paragraph in the document is reformatted accordingly (excepting those
paragraphs formatted with a different line spacing using Format > Paragraph).
Moreover, paragraphs you enter subsequently will have this new line spacing.
Creating linked paragraph styles
When you create new paragraph styles, as described at the beginning of this section,
they are always based on the paragraph style called “Normal”. Accordingly, if
you change the “Normal” style, for example by selecting a different line spacing
for it, all the paragraph styles based on it are changed as well (except for those
styles where you have explicitly specified a different line spacing).
So: By default, all paragraph styles are linked to the “Normal” style. However,
when you create a new style, you can specify another paragraph style as the basis
for it in Based on.
To create a paragraph style and base it on a specific style other than “Normal”, do
the following:
1. Invoke Format > Paragraph 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.
The print version of this manual serves as example of the use of linked paragraph
styles. Here, the paragraph styles for all heading levels are based on a single
paragraph style that specifies, among other things, an increased spacing from the
preceding paragraph.
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