All,



I've searched here prior to submitting this question, but if I'm searching based upon wrong keywords please point me in the right direction. I'm creating a template for my organization and have several questions regarding styles. I've spent the last two days researching and there are several questions I have that I can't seem to find the answer for.

My organization has distinct styles for titles and several sections throughout the document. We have to have a 1 word summary of the paragraph that follows in parenthesis that is a larger font than the text that follows.

Example : (Cereal) General Mills...

This happens in every paragraph and I was told there was a way to have the style apply different formatting based upon the Parenthesis or "everything before the first double space formatted this way, and everything after differently" Is this possible without using character sytle and style separators as we receive huge documents that we have to format?

Is it possible to have styles apply section breaks and disregard two column format?

The title of a paper would span the whole page and the date would be right side aligned. Then, after that, the paper enters two column format and all following text is sectioned off accordingly. Is it possible to have a 2 column format template saved, copy and paste all information in, and when applying the title and date, have the document disregard the 2 column format? Would it be possible to have the title be followed by a continuous section break? What is the best way to achieve this affect?



I apologize if my question has been previously answered, but I can't find anything using all the keywords I've contained in this post. Thank you in advance for any help.

Here is a source that should help you: http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/styles.htm. Additional links to other expert sites are contained at that site as well.

Thanks Jim. I've read that write up a couple of times already and I can't find anything that resembles the questions I've asked here. It's a fantastic resource.

Thank you both for the compliments.
What you want is not possible using a Style.

It is certainly possible to insert a continuous section break at the beginning and change that first section to a single column. Then insert the title.

Columns are a section property that is not controlled by styles at all.
Understanding Styles in Microsoft Word