Quickly Displaying the Style Dialog Box

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated April 8, 2023)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003

Word provides a quick and easy way to access the Style dialog box, provided you are displaying the Style area on your screen. To access the Style dialog box, simply double-click in the style area, which is displayed to the left of your document. The paragraph format name on which you double-clicked will be selected in the Style dialog box.

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