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Class InDesign #43: Paragraph Styles: Creating, Applying, and Modifying Paragraph Styles

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InDesign Tutorial: Paragraph Styles, creating paragraph styles, applying and modifying styles, Paragraph Style Options. Episode 43 of the Complete Adobe InDesign Series.

Software: Adobe InDesign
Level: Beginner
Duration: ± 4 min
Series total: 6 h 7 min · 104 videos
Published: October 28, 2026

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Class InDesign #43: Paragraph Styles: Creating, Applying, and Modifying Paragraph Styles: Cover: InDesign Class #43: Paragraph Styles: Creating, Applying, and Editing Styles

Class InDesign #43: Paragraph Styles: Creating, Applying, and Modifying Paragraph Styles: Before you start, steps list, and Step 1

Class InDesign #43: Paragraph Styles: Creating, Applying, and Modifying Paragraph Styles: Steps 2–3: Creating a style from text

Class InDesign #43: Paragraph Styles: Creating, Applying, and Modifying Paragraph Styles: Steps 4–5: Applying with one click

Class InDesign #43: Paragraph Styles: Creating, Applying, and Modifying Paragraph Styles: Step 6: Changing once for all

Class InDesign #43: Paragraph Styles: Creating, Applying, and Modifying Paragraph Styles: Done: Final Result and Further Practice

Cover: InDesign Class #43: Paragraph Styles: Creating, Applying, and Editing Styles

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Introduction

In this episode, we'll master Paragraph Styles, the most efficient way to format text. Create once, apply with one click, and change everything from one place. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the Complete Adobe InDesign Series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Paragraph Styles are collections of formatting saved with a name. Professional documents almost always use styles to ensure consistent formatting and easy changes. Open the article file that's still plain.

Step 1: Format example

Select the first subheading and format manually, font Open Sans Bold, size half point, color sea blue. Format one paragraph first as an example before turning it into a style.

Step 2: Create a style from text

With the cursor on the subheading, open the Paragraph Style panel with F11. Hold Alt and click the Create New Style icon. The Paragraph Style dialog opens with the formatting options already filled with the previous subheading format. Give it the name Subheading.

Step 3: Check the category

On the left side of the dialog, there's a category. Basic Character Format contains font and size. Indents and Spacing contains alignment and spacing. Fill in Space Before with 5mm in Indents and Spacing. Check Apply Style to Selection and click OK.

Step 4: Apply with one click

Click on the second subheading and then click the Subheading in the Paragraph Style panel. The formatting applies instantly and exactly the same. Do this for the third subheading. No need to adjust font, size, and color one by one anymore.

Step 5: Body and Title Styles

Create a style for the body paragraphs with Georgia 10.5 point, Leading 15, and Justify. Then apply it to all body paragraphs. Also create a style for the title with Kumsans Black 30 point for the article title. Double-click the subtitle in the panel.

Step 6: Change once for all

In the character color, change the color to orange and then OK. All three subtitles change simultaneously. This is the power of a style. One change is applied to the entire document.

Done!

Done. We have created a paragraph style from formatted text, configured the category in the paragraph style options, applied the style with a single click, and changed all subtitles from one place. In the next episode, we create character styles for specific words or phrases. Need a layout design for a magazine, book, brochure, product catalog, company profile, or annual report? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides layout and print design services, as well as opens InDesign courses from beginner to advanced levels. Want to master the entire series? 104 episodes from the interface to magazine and book projects? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, exercise files, and project files, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want a single class only? Buy a single class with lifetime access. Subscribe now on the premium page at cerdas inovasi digital.com. Contact us via WhatsApp or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com. Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.

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0:03Introduction

0:38Step 1: Format example

0:52Step 2: Create a style from text

1:08Step 3: Check the category

1:26Step 4: Apply with one click

1:42Step 5: Body and Title Styles

2:02Step 6: Change once for all

2:15Done!

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0:03Introduction

0:38Step 1: Format example

0:52Step 2: Create a style from text

1:08Step 3: Check the category

1:26Step 4: Apply with one click

1:42Step 5: Body and Title Styles

2:02Step 6: Change once for all

2:15Done!

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Introduction

Step 1: Format example

Step 2: Create a style from text

Step 3: Check the category

Step 4: Apply with one click

Step 5: Body and Title Styles

Step 6: Change once for all

Done!

Introduction

Step 1: Format example

Step 2: Create a style from text

Step 3: Check the category

Step 4: Apply with one click

Step 5: Body and Title Styles

Step 6: Change once for all

Done!