The following table lists MS Word styles, their descriptions, what type of style they are, their uses, and with which DBT style they correspond. The “Description” column lists default settings — that is, how Word defines the style when it is first installed. Your settings may be different if you or someone else has changed them.
The “Description” column defines exactly how a style affects paragraph and/or character formatting, such as indenting and font size, as listed in MS Word.
Under the “¶/a” column, “¶” means paragraph style — the style affects an entire paragraph, including character formatting. “a” means character style — the style affects only character formatting. Character styles may be applied to part of a paragraph to override the default character formatting.
The “Use” column explains a style’s intended use, as interpreted by the author of this guide.
The “DBT Style” column lists the DBT style that corresponds to the Word style. If the column says “Ignored,” then text with that style applied in Word may not import to DBT. If the “DBT Style” column says “None,” then it will probably import without a style applied.
For more information on using Microsoft Word Styles, see “Formatting: Formatting with Styles” in the Microsoft Word Help table of contents.
MS Word Style |
Description |
¶/a |
Use |
DBT Style |
Block Text |
Normal + Indent: Left 1” Right 1” Space After 6pt |
¶ |
Indented, blocked text, as with the body of a letter |
None |
Body Text |
Normal + Space After 6pt |
¶ |
These three styles may be used for the body of a document; “Body Text 2” should be used for double-spacing, while “Body Text 3 should be used for smaller text. |
para. |
Body Text 2 |
Normal + Line Spacing Double, Space After 6pt |
¶ |
None |
|
Body Text 3 |
Normal + Font: 8pt, Space After 6pt |
¶ |
None |
|
Body Text First Indent |
Body Text + Indent: First 0.15” |
¶ |
Use these two styles for normal paragraphs that are indented on the first line. Additionally, “Body Text First Indent 2” will indent the ENTIRE paragraph 0.25”. |
None |
Body Text First Indent 2 |
Body Text Indent + Indent: First 0.15” |
¶ |
None |
|
Body Text Indent |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.25”, Space After 6pt |
¶ |
Use these styles for indented body text (text which is indented to the rest of the body). “Body Text Indent 2” double-spaces the paragraphs, while “Body Text Indent 3” uses 6 pt. font. |
None |
Body Text Indent 2 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.25”, Line Spacing Double, Space After 6pt |
¶ |
None |
|
Body Text Indent 3 |
Normal + Font: 8pt, Indent: Left 0.25”, Space After 6pt |
¶ |
None |
|
Caption |
Normal + Bold, Space Before 6pt After 6pt |
¶ |
Use this style for picture captions. |
None |
Closing |
Normal + Indent: Left 3” |
¶ |
Use this style for the closing of a letter. |
None |
Comment Reference |
Default Paragraph Font + Font: 8pt |
a |
This style is applied to the reference to MS Word comments. |
None |
Comment Text |
Normal |
¶ |
This style is applied to the text of MS Word Comments. |
None |
Date |
Normal |
¶ |
Use this style for the date of a letter. |
None |
Default Paragraph Font |
The Font Of The Underlying Paragraph Style |
a |
This character style returns any changes you have made to character style settings in a paragraph (such as font name or color settings) to the default for the paragraph style. |
None |
Document Map |
Normal + Font: Tahoma, Pattern: Clear (Dark Blue) |
¶ |
Use this style when creating a document map. |
None |
Emphasis |
Default Paragraph Font + Italic |
a |
Use this style where emphasis is needed. |
None |
Endnote Reference |
Default Paragraph Font + Superscript |
a |
This style is used for endnote references. |
None |
Endnote Text |
Normal |
¶ |
This style is used for endnote text. |
None |
Envelope Address |
Normal + Font: Arial, 12pt, Indent: Left 2”, Position: Center Horiz. Relative To Page, 0.13” From Text Horiz., Bottom Vert. Relative To Margin, Width: Exactly 5.5”, Height: Exactly 1.38” |
¶ |
This style is used for envelope addresses. |
None |
Envelope Return |
Normal + Font: Arial |
¶ |
This style is used for the return address on an envelope. |
None |
Followed Hyperlink |
Default Paragraph Font + Underline, Violet |
a |
This style indicates a hyperlink that has been clicked on. |
None |
Footer |
Normal + Tabs: 3” Centered, 6” Right Flush |
¶ |
This style is used for footers. |
Ignored |
Footnote Reference |
Default Paragraph Font + Superscript |
a |
This style is used for footnote references. |
None |
Footnote Text |
Normal |
¶ |
This style is used for footnote text. |
None |
Header |
Normal + Tabs: 3” Centered, 6” Right Flush |
¶ |
This style is used for headers |
Ignored |
Heading 1 |
Normal + Font: Arial, 14pt, Bold, Kern At 14pt Space Before 12pt After 3pt, Keep With Next, Level 3 |
¶ |
This style should be used for major headings such as chapter titles (not document titles). |
h1. |
Heading 2 |
Normal + Font: Arial, 12pt, Bold, Italic, Space Before 12pt After 3pt, Keep With Next, Level 2 |
¶ |
Use these styles for increasingly more minor headings. |
h2. |
Heading 3 |
Normal + Font: Arial, 12pt, Space Before 12pt After 3pt, Keep With Next, Level 3 |
¶ |
h3. |
|
Heading 4 |
Normal + Font: Arial, 12t, Bold, Space Before 12pt After 3pt, Keep With Next, Level 4 |
¶ |
h3. |
|
Heading 5 |
Normal + Font: 11pt, Space Before 12pt After 3pt, Level 5 |
¶ |
h3. |
|
Heading 6 |
Normal + Font: 11pt, Italic, Space Before 12pt After 3pt, Level 6 |
¶ |
h3. |
|
Heading 7 |
Normal + Font: Arial, Space Before 12pt After 3pt, Level 7 |
¶ |
h3. |
|
Heading 8 |
Normal + Font: Arial, Italic, Space Before 12pt After 3pt, Level 8 |
¶ |
h3. |
|
Heading 9 |
Normal + Font: Arial, 9pt, Bold, Italic, Space Before 12pt After 3pt, Level 9 |
¶ |
h3 |
|
Hyperlink |
Default Paragraph Font + Underline, Blue |
a |
This style is used for hyperlinks. |
None |
Index 1 |
Normal + Indent: Hanging 0.14, Automatically Update |
¶ |
These styles are used for creating indices. |
index. (level 1) |
Index 2 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.14” Hanging 0.14”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 2) |
|
Index 3 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.28” Hanging 0.14”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 3) |
|
Index 4 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.42” Hanging 0.14”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 4) |
|
Index 5 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.56” Hanging 0.14”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 5) |
|
Index 6 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.69” Hanging 0.14”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 6) |
|
Index 7 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.83” Hanging 0.14”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 7) |
|
Index 8 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.97” Hanging 0.14”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 8) |
|
Index 9 |
Normal + Indent: Left 1.11” Hanging 0.14”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 9.) |
|
Index Heading |
Normal + Font: Arial, Bold |
¶ |
This style is used for index headings. |
h1. |
Line Number |
Default Paragraph Font |
a |
This style is used for line numbers. |
None |
List |
Normal + Indent: Hanging 0.25” |
¶ |
Use this style for simple, unnumbered and unbulleted lists, and the first level of tiered lists. |
list. |
List 2 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.25” Hanging 0.25” |
¶ |
Use these styles for each further level of unnumbered, unbulleted, tiered lists. |
list. (level 2) |
List 3 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.5” Hanging 0.25” |
¶ |
list. (level 3) |
|
List 4 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.75” Hanging 0.25” |
¶ |
list. (level 4) |
|
List 5 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.25” Hanging 1.0” |
¶ |
list. (level 5) |
|
List Bullet |
Normal + Indent: Hanging 0.25”, Bulleted Tabs: 0.25”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
Use this style for simple bulleted lists, and for the first level of tiered lists. |
list. |
List Bullet 2 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.25” Hanging 0.25, Bulleted Tabs: 0.5”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
Use these styles for each further level of tiered bulleted lists. |
list. (level 2) |
List Bullet 3 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.5” Hanging 0.25, Bulleted Tabs: 0.75”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
list. (level 3) |
|
List Bullet 4 |
Normal + Indent: Left .75” Hanging 0.25, Bulleted Tabs: 1.0”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
list. (level 4) |
|
List Bullet 5 |
Normal + Indent: Left 1.0” Hanging 0.25, Bulleted Tabs: 1.25”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
list. (level 5) |
|
List Continue |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.25”, Space After 6pt |
¶ |
Use this style for simple lists or the first level of tiered lists that have been interrupted (as with a lengthy quote). |
None |
List Continue 2 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.5”, Space After 6pt |
¶ |
Use these styles for the continuing levels of tiered lists that have been interrupted (as with a lengthy quote). |
None |
List Continue 3 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.75”, Space After 6pt |
¶ |
None |
|
List Continue 4 |
Normal + Indent: Left 1.0”, Space After 6pt |
¶ |
None |
|
List Continue 5 |
Normal + Indent: Left 1.25”, Space After 6pt |
¶ |
None |
|
List Number |
Normal + Indent: Hanging 0.25”, Numbered, Tabs: 0.25” |
¶ |
Use this style for simple numbered lists, and the first level of tiered numbered lists. |
list. |
List Number 2 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.5” Hanging 0.25”, Numbered, Tabs: 0.5” |
¶ |
Use these styles for the continuing levels of tiered numbered lists. |
list. (level 2) |
List Number 3 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.75” Hanging 0.25”, Numbered, Tabs: 0.75” |
¶ |
list. (level 3) |
|
List Number 4 |
Normal + Indent: Left 1.0” Hanging 0.25”, Numbered, Tabs: 1.0” |
¶ |
list. (level 4) |
|
List Number 5 |
Normal + Indent: Left 1.25” Hanging 0.25”, Numbered, Tabs: 1.25” |
¶ |
list. (level 5) |
|
Macro Text |
Font: Courier New, 10pt, English (United States), Char Scale 100%, Flush Left, Line Spacing Single, Widow/Orphan Control, Body Text, Tabs: 0.33”, 0.67”, 1”, 1.33”, 1.67”, 2”, 2.33”, 2.67”, 3” |
¶ |
This style is used for composing macros. |
None |
Message Header |
Normal + Font: Arial, 12pt, Indent: Hanging .75”, Border: Box (Single Solid Line, 3/4pt Line Width), Border Spacing: 1pt, Pattern: 20% |
¶ |
This style is used for the header of an email message when Word is used as the word processor for email. |
None |
Normal |
Font: Times New Roman, 10pt, English (United States), Char Scale 100%, Flush Left, Line Spacing Single, Widow/Orphan Control, Body Text |
¶ |
Use this style for normal paragraphs which are not indented on the first line and do not skip lines between paragraphs. |
para. |
Normal Indent |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.5” |
¶ |
Use this style for indented normal paragraphs. |
para. |
Note Heading |
Normal |
¶ |
Use this style for the heading of a note. |
None |
Page Number |
Default Paragraph Font |
a |
This style is used for page numbering. |
None |
Plain Text |
Normal + Font: Courier New |
¶ |
Use this style for text that must look especially plain. |
None |
Salutation |
Normal |
¶ |
This style is used for the salutation of a letter. |
None |
Signature |
Normal + Indent: Left 3” |
¶ |
This style is used for the signature line of a letter. |
None |
Strong |
Default Paragraph Font + Bold |
a |
Use this style when you want to emphasize certain words. |
None |
Subtitle |
Normal + Font: Arial, 12 Pt, Centered, Space After 3 Pt, Level 2 |
¶ |
Use this style for document subtitles. |
None |
Table of Authorities |
Normal + Indent: Hanging 0.28” |
¶ |
This style is used when creating a table of authorities |
None |
Table of Figures |
Normal + Indent: Hanging 0.28” |
¶ |
This style is used when creating a table of figures |
None |
Title |
Normal + Font: Arial, 16pt, Bold, Kern At 14pt, Centered, Space Before 12pt After 3 Pt, Level 1 |
¶ |
Use this style for a document title. |
None |
TOA Heading |
Normal + Font: Arial, 12pt, Bold, Space Before 6pt |
¶ |
This style is used for a table of authorities heading. |
None |
TOC 1 |
Normal + Automatically Update |
¶ |
These styles are used when creating a table of contents. |
index. (level 1) |
TOC 2 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.14”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 2) |
|
TOC 3 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.28”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 3) |
|
TOC 4 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.42”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 4) |
|
TOC 5 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.56”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 5) |
|
TOC 6 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.69”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 6) |
|
TOC 7 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.83”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 7) |
|
TOC 8 |
Normal + Indent: Left 0.97”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 8) |
|
TOC 9 |
Normal + Indent: Left 1.11”, Automatically Update |
¶ |
index. (level 9) |