black vs. gray check
black vs. gray check
What is the significance of a black check vs. a grayed check for style formatting?
A grayed check means that the corresponding formatting characteristic is inherited from the base style (most styles are based on other styles).
For example, if the "Italic" box of the "Heading 1" style is grayed out, and this "Heading 1" is based on "Normal", this means that any changes to the "Italic" of the "Normal" style will automatically affect all the paragraphs associated with the "Heading 1" style. In other words, if the "Italic" box of the "Normal" style is checked, and the "Italic" box of the "Heading 1" style is grayed out, all the "Heading 1" paragraphs will be italic.
For example, if the "Italic" box of the "Heading 1" style is grayed out, and this "Heading 1" is based on "Normal", this means that any changes to the "Italic" of the "Normal" style will automatically affect all the paragraphs associated with the "Heading 1" style. In other words, if the "Italic" box of the "Normal" style is checked, and the "Italic" box of the "Heading 1" style is grayed out, all the "Heading 1" paragraphs will be italic.