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# Styles Spotlighting

The styles spotlight in LibreOfficeDev Writer gives a visual indicator of styles and direct formatting present in the document.

Use the styles spotlight to inspect usage of styles and direct formatting in the document.

To access this command...

#### From the menu bar:

Choose Format - Spotlight and select an option from the submenu.

#### From the sidebar:

Open the Styles deck, mark Spotlight check box.

The Spotlight visual indicator is codified using numbers and colors. The feature shows direct formatting for characters and paragraphs indicated by a hatch pattern in the Spotlight colored on the margin.

The Spotlight feature can visualize paragraphs and characters styles only.

When the extended tips features is enabled in LibreOfficeDev - Preferences Tools – Options – LibreOffice – General, a tooltip shows the style name and many attributes of the style applied.

Paragraph direct formatting is indicated in two ways: by a hatch pattern in the coloured indicators and by the text "+ Paragraph Direct Formatted" added to the name of the style.

Related Topics

Spotlight

Styles

Character Direct Formatting

Spotlight Paragraph Styles

Spotlight Character Styles

Refer to Styles for more information about Style Categories and Style Groups

Manage Templates

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