"Paragraph Format" Window

"Paragraph Format" Window

Each control of this window represents a separate characteristic of the paragraph format.

Some controls might be in so called undefined state (or indeterminate state). A check box that is in the undefined state, is grayed. An edit box contains no text. None item of the list box is selected if this list box is in the undefined state.

The undefined state of a particular control means that the respective characteristic of the paragraph format of the style is inherited from the paragraph format of the base style.

The example. Let's imagine that our document contains two styles: the Normal and Heading 1.
The Heading 1 style is based on the Normal style.
The paragraph format of the Normal style sets the Alignment to justified. If the Alignment attribute of the paragraph format of the Heading 1 style is in the undefined state, the Heading 1 inherits the Alignment from the base style – Normal style. Consequently any paragraph associated with the Heading 1 style, will have the justified alignment.
Any changes to the Alignment attribute of the Normal style are immediately applied to the Heading 1 style.
For example, we can change the Alignment of the Normal style to centered, and all paragraphs associated with the Heading 1 style, will be centered too because the Heading 1 style inherits the Alignment attribute from the Normal style.

To specify the undefined state for a checkbox, simply do clicking it until it becomes grayed.

To specify the undefined state for an edit box or for a list box, click it with the right mouse button. The popup menu appears.

Choose the Set Undefined State command from this menu.

 

Click here to read about the components of the Paragraph Format.

See also...

Styles