Paragraph styles

Paragraph styles are auto-detected during recognition. A list of styles is built up and presented in the Paragraph styles selection box on the Formatting toolbar:

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You can create and modify styles and assign a style to selected paragraphs if you already have text in the Text Editor. You can also export the paragraph styles with the document if the Retain styles converter option is available and selected in the current export converter.

To create a new paragraph style:

  1. Choose Style in the Format menu.

  2. Click New in the Style dialog box.

  3. Enter a name in the New Style dialog box.

  4. Click the Format >> button and select Paragraph.

  5. Select the appropriate paragraph attributes. See Formatting paragraphs for more information.

  6. Click the Format >> button and select Tabs if you want to set tabulator positions. See Placing and modifying tabs for more information.

To modify an existing paragraph style:

  1. Choose Style in the Format menu.

  2. Select a style.

  3. Click the Modify button.

  4. Click Format>> Paragraph.

  5. Make the formatting changes in the Paragraph dialog box.

  6. Click the Tabs button to change tab positions for the selected paragraph style. Make the tabulator changes and click OK in the Tabs dialog box.

  7. Click OK in the Paragraph dialog box and then in the Modify Style dialog box.

  8. Click Apply in the Style dialog box.

    Style changes will immediately be applied to the current paragraph (the paragraph with the insertion point). Clicking on Close results in changes being made in the selected paragraph style without being applied to the current paragraph.

To change paragraph styles:

  1. Select the paragraph(s), or click in a paragraph if you want to select only one.

  2. Select a style from the Paragraph styles selection box Omnipage tb f par style Paragraph styles in the Formatting toolbar.

To export paragraph styles with the document:

  • Select the Retain styles converter option.

You can display a converter option dialog box at saving time by clicking Options…, or by choosing Export Converters… in the Tools menu, selecting a text, image or multiple converter and then the Options… button.

 

Paragraph styles