Apply styles in Word
Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Word 2024 Word 2021 Word 2019 Word 2016
Try it!
Apply styles to text to give your document a consistent, professional look. Word offers many styles to choose from.
Apply a style
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Select the text you want to format.
Tip: If you place your cursor in a paragraph, the style is applied to the whole paragraph. If you select specific text, only the selected text is formatted.
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On the Home tab, point to a style to preview it.
Tip: If you don't see a style you want, click the More button
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Select a style.
Apply a theme
Once you’ve applied Styles, you can select a theme.
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Select Design > Themes.
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Point to a theme to see how it would look in your document, and select the theme you want.