Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Printing a Style Sheet.

Printing a Style Sheet

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated March 5, 2022)

If you use styles within your documents, Word allows you to print a style sheet that you can use as a reference when applying and planning styles for your document. To print a style sheet, follow these steps:

Press Ctrl+P. Word displays the Print settings area.
Click the first setting under the Settings heading. (This setting shows as Print All Pages by default.) Word displays a drop-down list of options. (See Figure 1.)

Figure 1. Choosing to print a style list.

Click on Styles, under the Document Info section.
Click the Print button.

If you are using Word 2007, then the steps are different:

Press Ctrl+P. Word displays the Print dialog box. (See Figure 2.)

Figure 2. The Print dialog box.

In the Print What drop-down list, select Styles.
Click on OK.

WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (13334) applies to Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Word here: Printing a Style Sheet.

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