How to change the Heading style on Word

In the process of editing the layout as well as completing the Word content, we will need to use the provided Heading. Heading styles are pre-formatted with fonts, font sizes, colors, typefaces, etc. Users just need to click on any available Heding style to use.

And besides creating our own Heading style, we can also change the default Heading styles available. You will rely on the pre-designed layout of that Heading type, then change according to your needs. The following article will show you how to change the default Heading style on Word.

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Instructions for changing Heading style on Word

Step 1:

At the interface on Word in the Styles section you will see two types of display Heading available.

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Right-click on the Heading type 1 or 2 and select Modify . to change the Heading format.

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In case the user wants to expand the other types of Heading available on Word, in Style group click on the arrow icon as shown below.

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Display the Styles list column, click the Options button below to change the display.

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In the Style Pane Options interface under Select styles to show, click on the arrow and select All Styles in the drop down list. Click OK .

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Back to the Styles list interface we will see 9 different Heading styles on Word.

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Hover over the type of Heading you want to edit and also press Modify .

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Step 2:

Display the Modify Style interface to change the Heading format. First in Name you can change the name for this Heading.

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Next to the Formatting section you can change the font, size, font color, apply formatting styles to text such as bold, italic and italic. The section below will align the position for the content of Heding.

White content will display the entire preview layout of Heading. Below is the detailed content of the Heading format. Finally, click Ok to save the changes.

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Back to the Style group interface we will see the changed Heading including the Heading name and the internal layout content. Finally we enter the content as usual.

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With 9 types of Heading available in Word, we can change to 9 different Heading styles. Users will rely on the type of layout available to change back to the type of Heading to use.

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I wish you all success!