A accompanying this article is available for ABA members. Learning to use styles and new features introduced in Microsoft Word 2007 such as Quick Style Sets and the Quick Styles Gallery can save you time in drafting documents. Styles for one-click formatting “” in Microsoft Word allows you to simultaneously apply multiple formatting options to a document with a click of the mouse. For example, imagine that you have to format certain text in Garamond font, 12 point, blue, bold and small caps, as well as apply single-spacing and left-side paragraph indentions of 1-inch. Instead of applying those options one by one, you can save all your formatting choices as a style and apply them with a single mouse click. Saving new styles Once you draft text with your formatting choices, there are two ways of saving that formatting as a style for future use. One method is to select the formatted text, then click on the diagonal arrow in the lower right-hand corner of the Styles group on the Home tab of the Ribbon. On the that appears, click on the New Style icon (an image of double A’s with a yellow spark) in the lower-left corner. There are a variety of legal templates that you can use that allow you to. Microsoft Office. Microsoft Word for Lawyers: Using Legal Templates in. Fast and easy Free Legal Forms crafted by licensed attorneys. Save time and money by creating and downloading any legally binding document in minutes. Last updated: February 2013. ABOUT PLEADING PAPER. The term “pleading paper” is often used to describe the format of a document that is filed with the Court when a pre-made form is not available. If there is not a California or Local Court form to fit your situation, you will need to draft your own pleading or motion on. In the New Style window that appears next, type in a name for your new style. Note that if you want your new style saved as a template, thereby making it accessible to future documents, click on the radio button labeled 'New documents based on this template,' otherwise your new style will only apply to the Word document in which it was created. Another method of saving a style is to right-click on the formatted text and select “Styles,” then “Save Selection As A New Quick Style.” To save your formatting choices to your template, rather than just your current document, click on the Modify button and select 'New Documents Based on This Template' in the Modify Style window that will appear. Note that in the Modify Style window, if the Style type dropdown menu is set to 'Paragraph,' your style will be applied to the entire paragraph, not just the selected text. If the menu is instead set to 'Linked (paragraph and character),' the style will only impact your selected text. Use built-in styles for easy document navigation/summarization Styles is also a useful tool when reviewing long, dense documents.
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