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How to Create and Customize Headings in Microsoft Word

669,070 views October 26, 2019 5:50

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👉 Watch the updated version of this tutorial at youtu.be/FL8EIzVHfPg. Learn how to create headings in Microsoft Word using styles. Then, learn how to customize those styles to your preferred font, font size, alignment, and color.

These steps are for Word for Office 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, Word 2013, and Word 2010.

🤔 Do you want to create your own custom heading style? Check out my other tutorials "How to Create a Custom Heading Style in Microsoft Word" ( youtu.be/YajH_pmZbJ8) and "How to Create a Custom Heading Style in Word for Mac" (youtu.be/BfDRKJwHh1I).

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0:00 Introduction
0:55 Why Are Heading Styles Important?
1:50 Create Headings Using Word's Heading Styles
2:58 Customize Word's Heading Styles

📝Corresponding Blog Post/Transcript for this Video
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How to Create and Customize Headings in Microsoft Word:
erinwrightwriting.com/how-to-create-and-customi…

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💻 Please visit my blog at erinwrightwriting.com for more easy-to-follow tips on writing, editing, and document software.

Thank you for watching!

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Erin Wright published this 5:50 video tutorial on October 26, 2019. It has been watched 669,070 times on YouTube.

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  • How to Create and Customize Headings in Microsoft Word erinwrightwriting.com

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