It is time that you learned because styles are central to how Word formats text. Before you start trying to control formatting using macros, it is essential that you have a grasp of how styles are used. Otherwise, you are trying to reinvent the wheel and coming up with a square wheel!

• The Importance of Styles in Microsoft Word
• Managing Word Styles by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
• Basic Concepts of Microsoft Word - from Shauna Kelly

Without a sound basic understanding of how Word is working, under the hood, writing or modifying macros is going to be extremely frustrating. Just trying to use Word to do anything other than type a basic letter or note is going to be challenging.