This is not a choice in Word, not in any version.

Which version of Word are you using?

However, [Quick] Style Sets can be used to change the formatting of the styles that appear in the [Quick] Styles Gallery on the Home tab.



Also, consider saving and using templates that have their own styles (modified built-in styles and/or custom styles).

Very few of the available and active styles appear in the [Quick] Styles Gallery. Word has more than one-hundred built-in styles.

While the [Quick] Style Sets distributed with Word have a specific set of 25 styles, you can put as many as you wish in a custom [Quick] Style Set. They do need to be in the [Quick] Styles Gallery when you create a Style Set and will be in that Gallery when you use such a style set in a new document. This can get cluttered.

You can also use the Organizer to copy any styles from one document/template to another. You can do this with a macro if you want. See my page A Global StyleSheet in Microsoft Word?


Become familiar with the Styles Pane and Apply Styles dialog.

• [Quick] Style Sets
• Quick Styles Sampler document download
• Quick Style Sets and Word Themes in Microsoft Word - Microsoft Community
• Templates in Microsoft Word
• The Styles Pane by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
• The Apply Styles Toolbar by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
• Styles QAT Add-In
• How to control the Quick Styles gallery on the Home tab in Word by Shauna Kelly
• Customizing the Quick Styles Gallery by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
• Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts in Microsoft Word 2007-2021 (365)
• A Global StyleSheet in Microsoft Word?