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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WS45AA6F6C-CFED-436d-935C-0440B59BE141"><h4 class="topictitle4">Edit a style using the dialog box</h4>
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</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>One of the advantages of using styles
is that when you change the definition of a style, all of the text
formatted with that style changes to match the new style definition.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>If you edit styles in InCopy content that’s linked
to an InDesign document, the modifications are overridden when the
linked content is updated. </div>
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<div id="WS45AA6F6C-CFED-436d-935C-0440B59BE141" class="nochunk"><a name="WS45AA6F6C-CFED-436d-935C-0440B59BE141"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Edit a style using the dialog box</h3><div><ol><li><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>If you don’t want the style to be applied
to selected text, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac&#160;OS)
the style name in the Styles panel, and choose Edit <var class="varname">[style name]</var>.</p>
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<li><p>In the Styles panel, double-click the style name,
or select the style and choose Style Options in the Styles panel
menu. Note that this applies the style to any selected text or text
frame or, if no text or text frame is selected, sets the style as
the default style for any text you type in new frames. </p>
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<li><span>Adjust settings in the dialog box, and then click&#160;OK.</span></li>
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<div id="WS5714ECC0-2C24-44c9-90A9-AF5C3A6920EEa" class="nochunk"><a name="WS5714ECC0-2C24-44c9-90A9-AF5C3A6920EEa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Redefine a style to match selected text</h3><div><div class="section"><p>After you apply a style, you can
override any of its settings. If you decide you like the changes
you made, you can redefine the style so that it matches the formatting
of the text you changed.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>If you redefine
styles in InCopy content linked to an InDesign document, the modifications
are overridden when the linked content is updated. </div>
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<ol><li><span>Using the Type tool&#160;<img src="images/P_TypeHoriz_Lg_N.png" />, select
the text formatted with the style you want to redefine.</span></li>
<li><span>Make changes to the paragraph or character attributes
as necessary.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose Redefine Style in the Styles panel menu.</span></li>
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