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# Word Template Styles

> Using Ghostwriter's Word styles

## Ghostwriter's Styles

You can configure many variables for a style in a Word document. In some cases, Ghostwriter must apply styles for you (ex: formatting text evidence in a finding). You can refine these styles by creating and editing these styles in your templates.

### Customizing the Styles

These styles are called by name:

| **Style Name**       | **Description**                                                                                                                 |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `CodeBlock`          | Style text evidence and anything in the WYSIWYG editor's code editor (must be a *Paragraph* style type).                        |
| `CodeInline`         | Style runs of text formatted as code in the WYSIWYG editor (must be a *Character* style type).                                  |
| `Number List`        | Style numbered (ordered) lists.                                                                                                 |
| `Bullet List`        | Style bulleted (unordered) lists.                                                                                               |
| `Caption`            | Built-in style used for captions below evidence and lines preceded by the *`{{.caption}}`* expression.                          |
| `List Paragraph`     | Built-in base style used for bulleted and numbered lists; the fallback built-in style if your template lacks customized styles. |
| `BlockQuote`         | Style used for block quotes.                                                                                                    |
| `Table Grid`         | Built-in style used for tables.                                                                                                 |
| `Footnote Reference` | Built-in style used for footnote numbers.                                                                                       |
| `Footnote Text`      | Built-in style used for footnote text.                                                                                          |

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  **Note on List Styles**

  You can choose not to create these list styles, but lists will probably not look right in your document. Word's built-in styles (e.g., *List Paragraph*) do not apply the proper/expected indentation. This leads to problems during later editing.

  When you create a list in Word, the application applies *List Paragraph* and additional styling depending on your selection (numbered or bulleted). The style will appear as *List Paragraph,DAI2* or similar.

  This style **does not exist** in your template until you use it once, so Ghostwriter can't default to using it (see below).

  Create a numbered list, open the styles tab, and save the style as a new style named *Numbered List*. Repeat this for bulleted lists.

  Feel free to modify the indentation for nested list items and any other style variables before you save your new style.
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  **Note on Built-in Styles**

  Word offers many, many built-in styles you might expect to be available to Ghostwriter; however, these styles only exist in the Word *application*. Word will only add a style to your template's internal *styles.xml* when you use it to keep file size down. These styles have these attributes applied: `<w:semiHidden/><w:unhideWhenUsed/>`.

  This means a style like *Caption* will not exist in your template until you've applied it or created it yourself.

  To add one of the built-in styles to your template, apply it once and save your document. You can undo the style. The important thing is the style appears under the *In current document* list in the Styles Pane.
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