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  <topic id="textswriter01spotlight_styles" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
    <title id="tit" >Spotlight Styles</title>
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  <bookmark_value>spotlight;styles</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>styles spotlight;visual indicator of styles</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>styles visual indicator;spotlighting styles</bookmark_value>
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<section id="spotlight">
  <h1 id="hd_id901688480262925"><variable id="h1"><link href="text/swriter/guide/spotlight_styles.xhp">Styles Spotlighting</link></variable></h1>
  <paragraph id="par_id721688480262925" role="paragraph">The styles spotlight in %PRODUCTNAME Writer gives a visual indicator of styles and direct formatting present in the document.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id441688481502370">Use the styles spotlight to inspect usage of styles and direct formatting in the document.</paragraph>
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  <embed href="text/shared/00/00000004.xhp#from_menu_bar"/>
  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id391725544807126">Choose <menuitem>Format - Spotlight</menuitem> and select an option from the submenu.</paragraph>
  <embed href="text/shared/00/00000004.xhp#from_sidebar"/>
  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id361688480578471">Open the <emph>Styles</emph> deck, mark <menuitem>Spotlight</menuitem> check box.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id701688481512511">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.</paragraph>
<note id="par_id871688481600843">The Spotlight feature can visualize paragraphs and characters styles only.</note>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id751688481764432">When the extended tips features is enabled in <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><menuitem>%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</menuitem></caseinline><defaultinline><menuitem>Tools – Options</menuitem></defaultinline></switchinline><menuitem> – LibreOffice – General</menuitem>, a tooltip shows the style name and many attributes of the style applied.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id891688481774765">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.</paragraph>


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  <embed href="text/swriter/01/SpotlightMenu.xhp#h1"/>
  <embed href="text/shared/01/styles.xhp#styles_h1"/>
  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id321692650512505" localize="false"><embedvar href="text/swriter/01/spotlight_chars_df.xhp#h1" markup="ignore"/></paragraph>
  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id211705518340508" localize="false"><embedvar href="text/swriter/01/SpotlightParaStyles.xhp#h1" markup="ignore"/></paragraph>
  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id501705518345395" localize="false"><embedvar href="text/swriter/01/SpotlightCharStyles.xhp#h1" markup="ignore"/></paragraph>
  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id61688482137651">Refer to Styles for more information about <link href="text/swriter/01/05130000.xhp">Style Categories and Style Groups</link></paragraph>
  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id381688482143901"><link href="text/shared/guide/template_manager.xhp">Manage Templates</link></paragraph>
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