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Style.NextParagraphStyle property (Word)

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Returns or sets the style to be applied automatically to a new paragraph that is inserted after a paragraph formatted with the specified style. Read/write Variant.

Syntax

expression. NextParagraphStyle

expression An expression that returns a 'Style' object.

Remarks

You can set the NextParagraphStyle property by using the local name of the style, an integer or a WdBuiltinStyle constant, or an object that represents the next style. For a list of the WdBuiltinStyle constants, see the Style property for the object that you want to set.

Example

This example sets the Heading 1 style to be followed by the Heading 2 style in the active document.

ActiveDocument.Styles(wdStyleHeading1).NextParagraphStyle = _ 
 ActiveDocument.Styles(wdStyleHeading2)

This example creates a new document and adds a paragraph style named "MyStyle." The new style is based on the Normal style, is followed by the Heading 3 style, has a left indent of 1 inch (72 points), and is formatted as bold.

Set myDoc = Documents.Add 
Set myStyle = myDoc.Styles.Add(Name:= "MyStyle") 
 With myStyle 
 .BaseStyle = wdStyleNormal 
 .NextParagraphStyle = wdStyleHeading3 
 .ParagraphFormat.LeftIndent = 72 
 .Font.Bold = True 
 End With

See also

Style Object

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