controlling the paragraph format used by bullet and indent icons

[Guest]

I want to add a feature to my template so that each time a user clicks the
bullet icon, the resulting paragraph has specific features, such as spacing
and indentation.

I've created bullet 1 and bullet 2 styles that behave correctly if the user
selects that style format from the style dropdown, but I want users to be
able to use the button and indent icons without having to select from the
style format menu.

Is that possible?

 

[Graham Mayor]

You can't do this. Instead, create a custom toolbar and from the tools >
customize dialog drag your bulleted styles to the menu. Save the toolbar
with the document or template as appropriate.

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[Stefan Blom]

Attach each of the styles you've created to a custom toolbar button:
Right-click a toolbar and choose Customize from the context menu.
Click the Commands tab. Select the Styles category. You'll find a list
of the styles in use. Drag the styles to the desired toolbar (or to a
toolbar created for this particular purpose).

 

[Guest]

Great! This worked just fine. Thank you. Now is there a way to use graphic
icons in the new custom toolbar instead of the text of the style name?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Yes. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/CustomButtonFaces.htm. Note
that in item 2 Dave suggests that creating button images from scratch is too
difficult for him. I have found, however, that using the Button Image Editor
can be rather fun, as you can see the results as you go, and with a little
practice you can get some nice effects.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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