Word – How to use multiple styles within a single paragraph in MS Word

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Is it possible to use more than one style in a single paragraph in MS Word? Ideally, I would like each new paragraph to start with an outline number, then a bold/underlined heading, followed by unstylized text.

E.g.,

1. Section One. Regular body text goes here.

When I attempt to use more than one style within a paragraph, the entire paragraph appears to automatically change to whatever style I select from the drop-down menu.

If this question is better suited for another StackExchange forum, I'd appreciate a nudge in the right direction. Thanks in advance.

Best Answer

The only way you can achieve this is through the use of Character styles. Character styles are intended for small portions of text like captions and footnote referencing. You can use a paragraph style for your main paragraph text and then apply the character style to the 'Section One' text.

For further reading see here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Style-basics-in-Word-d382f84d-5c38-4444-98a5-9cbb6ede1ba4#bm2a

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