Styles in Microsoft Word are predefined formatting options that you can apply to different text elements in your document, such as headings, paragraphs, lists, and quotes.

Microsoft has changed the default font in Word with one of the latest updates. Instead of Calibri for normal text and Calibri Light for headings, the fonts Aptos and Aptos Display are now preset.

Direct formatting When you format a paragraph or heading directly, it affects only that paragraph or heading in isolation.

These shortcuts works for applying the Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 styles to text in Microsoft Word. Users commonly use these styles to create headings and subheadings in a document.

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