Tab to the Modify button and press Enter. Use the drop down list to select a style or type the style name into the box. If you're a keyboard junkie: do ctrl-Shift-S.If you're using Microsoft Word 2007 or Word 2010: Right-click on the style name and choose Modify.If you still don't see your style listed, under Show, click Custom, tick your style and click OK. (Note: If you don't see the style listed, under Show, choose All Styles. In the panel, find the style you want to Modify.From the main menu, Format > Styles and Formatting.If you're using Microsoft Word 2002 or Word 2003: (Tip: You can see a description of the style below the Preview.) If you can't find the style you want to modify, in the Category box, choose "All Styles". In the Styles list, choose the style you want to Modify.If you're not sure, see What version of Word do I have? Use a dialog box to modify a style (Method 1) Open the Modify Style dialog
In either case, you'll need to know what version of Word you have. This page describes two different methods for modifying paragraph or character styles: You can modify any of Word's built-in styles. Perhaps you'd rather it was 11pt Century Schoolbook, or 10pt Lucida Sans. In Word 2007 and Word 2010 it's 11pt Calibri. For example, in Word 2002 and Word 2003, Word's default Body Text is Times New Roman, 12pt. But the pre-set formatting may not suit your needs. Word 2002 and Word 2003: Format > Styles and Formatting.