Find out how to use styles and customize them to your exact requirements.

What Are Paragraph Styles?

Paragraph styles are predefined collections of formatting that you’re able to apply to a block of text.

Different paragraph styles in a Google Docs file

For example, you might choose a Heading style that makes the font bold and increases the text size.

Paragraph styles are dual-purpose; they:

Paragraph styles let you create more maintainable, better-structured documents.

you’ve got the option to alsouse them to generate a table of contentsor document outline.

Text selected in a Google Docs file

The concept of a paragraph style is common among word processors, although terminology varies.

How Do You Use Paragraph Styles in Google Docs?

Once youve used Heading 3 in your document, Heading 4 will become available, and so on.

The Styles menu in Google Docs

How Do You Change a Paragraph Style?

So what happens if you dont like the existing look of a paragraph style?

The Google Docs Styles menu open to apply a specific style

The Google Docs Styles menu open to update a style

A Google Docs file with custom paragraph styles