{"id":16654,"date":"2017-12-20T20:09:58","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T20:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eclipseconsult.wpengine.com\/?p=16654"},"modified":"2022-09-22T15:12:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T19:12:57","slug":"microsoft-word-styles-themes-templates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/news\/microsoft-word-styles-themes-templates\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Word Styles, Themes and Templates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Learn how to use Microsoft Word styles, themes and templates to create consistency across your documents.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_e03694-af, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_e03694-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_e03694-af\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_e03694-af mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_e03694-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_e03694-af\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_e03694-af wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_e03694-af\">Microsoft Word features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Styles<\/strong> keep your formatting consistent within a document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Themes<\/strong> keep your look and feel consistent across multiple documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Templates<\/strong> allow you to re-use text, and keep your look and feel consistent across multiple documents.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3c1d90-35, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3c1d90-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3c1d90-35\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3c1d90-35 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3c1d90-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3c1d90-35\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_3c1d90-35 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3c1d90-35\">1. Using Microsoft Word styles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_36c83554ae9a45e38ae44890b056d0c6.jpg\" alt=\"Select a Microsoft Word Style\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Styles are a way to keep your formatting consistent within a document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than making headings &#8220;Bold&#8221; one at a time, the Style allows you to change all the Headings across the entire document in one central location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example in this document, when select the &#8220;Title&#8221; text then apply the Title Style, the document formatting will be updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the Home Tab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_85d4534094e240a98237066c59bc8c8e.jpg\" alt=\"Word Style Example for Title and Headers\" title=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue to Select Text and Apply the Heading Style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Header 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Header 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Header 3<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8e2a34-ac, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8e2a34-ac[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8e2a34-ac\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8e2a34-ac mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_8e2a34-ac[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8e2a34-ac\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_8e2a34-ac wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_8e2a34-ac\">What if you want a different style?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_31944112c8944bc99bb828621cd12cc0.jpg\" alt=\"Apply different styles in Microsoft Word\" title=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the Design Tab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft Word offers a number of pre-built Styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clicking on the Style will change the formatting throughout your document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still on the Design Tab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_5de776d9a9494885b4e201e95a947d2b.jpg\" alt=\"Choose Microsoft Word Colors and Fonts\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also choose your Document Colors, Fonts, and Other Items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can even Customize Your Options<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_8e2365b2deaa4a75a9f52ace34d04fbe.jpg\" alt=\"Customize Microsoft Word Fonts\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your Font and Color combinations are not restricted to Microsoft Word&#8217;s pre-built options. At the bottom, you can create your own combination &#8211; and give it a custom name that you&#8217;ll remember.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_9d1c01-e5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_9d1c01-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_9d1c01-e5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_9d1c01-e5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_9d1c01-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_9d1c01-e5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_9d1c01-e5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_9d1c01-e5\">What if you can&#8217;t find a style that works?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_525b852908304339aeaecda57c86573d.jpg\" alt=\"How to use Microsoft Word Styles\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve selected the Styles, Fonts, and Colors you like best in the Design tab, head back to the Home tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can further customize your Style options by &#8220;right-clicking&#8221; any Style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select Modify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_951f51f5556c46248561710e70aa378f.jpg\" alt=\"Modify style\" title=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This will modify every Style Element across your document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on &#8220;Format&#8221; menu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_3e0f5df6512e4fe0bb0e54d6dbbc233b.jpg\" alt=\"Format style\" title=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>See even more editing choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose Between Saving Styles in the Document and Template<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_43b8664bb2b7426f9f73fba9c34887e8.jpg\" alt=\"Choices on how to save Microsoft Word Styles\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can save these settings to be consistant across this document ONLY &#8211; or you can save it in the Template, so that all future documents will have this same &#8220;look and feel.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3b2b5f-19, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3b2b5f-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3b2b5f-19\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3b2b5f-19 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3b2b5f-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3b2b5f-19\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_3b2b5f-19 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3b2b5f-19\">2. Using Microsoft Word themes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_9b163ad0d9944d8cb5fa334f0ef79721.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Word Themes\" title=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to use these set Styles again and again, you can save them as a Custom Theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Theme saves the &#8220;look and feel&#8221; of the document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Template uses the Theme &#8220;look&#8221; but also adds text that you may want to use again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3a8369-e8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3a8369-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3a8369-e8\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3a8369-e8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_3a8369-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3a8369-e8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_3a8369-e8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_3a8369-e8\">The next time you open a document&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_58d247ab6c2444a08ec224fe576f4db6.jpg\" alt=\"MS Word Theme\" class=\"wp-image-16661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_58d247ab6c2444a08ec224fe576f4db6.jpg 337w, https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_58d247ab6c2444a08ec224fe576f4db6-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Design Tab, you will now see the Custom &#8220;New Theme&#8221; you created.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ff1f6d-4a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ff1f6d-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ff1f6d-4a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ff1f6d-4a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ff1f6d-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ff1f6d-4a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading_ff1f6d-4a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ff1f6d-4a\">3. Using Microsoft Word templates<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_1da011-3a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_1da011-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_1da011-3a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_1da011-3a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_1da011-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_1da011-3a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_1da011-3a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_1da011-3a\">Create your document<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_2cadbacb76164bc5aa90a21410a82ef4.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Word Templates\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You create a Template exactly the same way you create any document. &nbsp;The only difference is how you Save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save Your Template<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eclipse-online.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Microsoft-Word-Styles-Themes-and-Templates_71676b122d89448393e159091252a631.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Save your document as a Template. 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