Defining Paragraph Formats

Use

Process

On the Change Style Header screen choose Goto  Paragraphs. This takes you to the input screen for standard attributes, where you can define the paragraph formats required:

1. Choose Edit  Create  Element, or choose F5.

2. A dialog box appears. Enter the paragraph tag and description. Bear in mind the input conventions. Fill in both fields and confirm ( ENTER).

   The paragraph now exists. Line spacing, alignment, and units of measurement are set by the system.

3. Assign values to the input-enabled fields. You can overwrite the values set by the system. Your entries should correspond to the requirements for standard attributes.

Choose Attributes  Font. You can now specify font attributes for the paragraph tag just defined.

• Enter values in the input-enabled fields according to the requirements for font attributes.

• The font attributes bold, italics, and underlined are set to * (inherited) by default. You can overwrite these values.

Choose Attributes  Tabs. You can now set tab positions.

Define the tab stops required in the input-enabled fields. Enter appropriate values for the tabs.

Choose Attributes  Outline to display the outline attributes and assign values, if necessary.

• Enter values in the input-enabled fields according to the entry options for the outline.

• Numbering Type, Outline, and Number Margin are set by default. However, you can overwrite these values as required.

Repeat these steps for all paragraph tags you want to define.

To delete a paragraph format, mark the paragraph tag in the list. Mark the paragraph tag in the list and choose Edit  Delete Element.

To save the paragraph formats, choose Style  Save, Style  Save As, or F11.

If you have chosen Style  Save As, a dialog box appears. Enter a style name in accordance with the input conventions. The language key is taken from the logon language. Choose ENTER. The system confirms that the entries have been saved in the status bar.