CreateStyle

Creates a new style with the specified type and name. If a style with the specified name already exists, it will be returned without creating a new one.

Syntax

expression.CreateStyle(styleName, type);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiDocument class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
styleName	Required	string		The name of the style which will be created.
type	Optional	StyleType	"paragraph"	The document element which the style will be applied to.

Returns

ApiStyle

Example

Define a custom paragraph style with a specific font, color, and spacing in a document.

// How do I create a reusable heading style and apply it to a paragraph in a document?

// Give a heading a unique color and size so it stands out visually from body text in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let heading1Style = doc.CreateStyle("Heading 1", "paragraph");
let paraPr = heading1Style.GetParaPr();
paraPr.SetKeepNext(true);
paraPr.SetKeepLines(true);
paraPr.SetSpacingAfter(240);
let textPr = heading1Style.GetTextPr();
textPr.SetColor(Api.HexColor('#FF6800'));
textPr.SetFontSize(40);
textPr.SetFontFamily("Calibri Light");
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
paragraph.SetStyle(heading1Style);
paragraph.AddText("This is a heading with a style created above");
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText("This is just a text.");
doc.Push(paragraph);