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Use Incoming Style Definition
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Redefine an object style
After you apply an object style, you can override any of its settings. If you decide you like the changes you made to a particular object, you can
redefine the style so that it matches the formatting of the object you changed. Be aware that the Redefine Object Style command redefines only
categories that are turned on or turned off, but not categories that are ignored. If the object includes additional settings, you’ll need to add those
settings separately to the style, or simply create a new object style.
1. Select an object that is using the style you want to change.
2. Adjust the desired appearance attributes.
3. In the Object Styles panel, choose Redefine Style from the Object Styles panel menu.
The object style definition changes to match the override settings you applied. All occurrences of the object style in the document are updated to
use the new settings.
If the Redefine Object Style option is not available, the attributes you set are not part of the object style definition. To change the style
definition directly, choose Object Style Options instead, or create a new style from the object.
Import object styles
You can import styles from other documents. In addition to object styles themselves, InDesign imports any swatches, custom strokes, character
styles, or paragraph styles that are used in the styles. If a swatch, stroke, or paragraph style that you import has the same name but different
values than an existing swatch or style, InDesign renames it.
If the object styles you import include named grids, these grids are also imported.
1. Select Load Object Styles from the Object Styles panel menu.
2. Select the file from which you want to import object styles, and click Open.
3. In the Load Styles dialog box, make sure that a check mark appears next to the styles you want to import. If there is a style name conflict,
choose one of the following options under Conflict With Existing Style, and then click OK:
Overwrites the existing style with the loaded style and applies its new attributes to all objects in the current
document that used the old style. The definitions of the incoming and existing styles are displayed at the bottom of the Load Styles dialog
box so that you can view a comparison.
Renames the loaded style.
The object styles appear in the Object Styles panel.
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