Removing text styles

Text styles can be detached from selected text or detached throughout a document. A text style can also be removed entirely from your document.

There are a few things to consider when detaching and deleting text styles. Do you want to:

Each detachment or deletion method will have a different impact on the text and text styles in your document. Choose the method below based on the outcome you desire.

It's possible to detach and delete all text styles from your text, with the option of creating your own style set from scratch and making it the default for new publications.

To detach a text style from styled text and return text to default settings:
  1. Select a portion of text or click inside a paragraph.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • On the context toolbar, select [No Style] from a text style pop-up menu.
    • On the Paragraph or Character panel, select [No Style] from a text style pop-up menu.
    • On the Text Styles panel, select the paragraph or character [No Style].
Options menu To detach a text style from styled text but leave text unaffected:
  1. Select a portion of text or click inside a paragraph.
  2. On the Text Styles panel, click a text style's option menu and select Detach Paragraphs From or Detach Characters From.
To remove manually applied local formatting but keep paragraph and character styles applied:
  1. Click inside a paragraph or select the specific text to affect.
  2. Choose Text>Reapply Text Styles.
To remove manually applied local formatting and character styles but keep paragraph styles applied:
  1. Click inside a paragraph or select any text in all paragraphs to affect.
  2. Choose Text>Reapply Base Styles.
To remove a text style from a document and return all styled text in the document to the default settings:

Do one of the following:

Options menu To remove all connected text styles from a document and return all styled text in the document to the default settings:
Panel Preferences To remove all text styles from a document but leave text unaffected:
Panel Preferences To save a text style set as the default for new documents:
  1. Create a blank document.
  2. Edit your text styles to your liking.
  3. From Panel Preferences on the Text Styles panel, select Save Styles as Defaults.

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