How to Make Alternate Text Styles in Microsoft Word

Working in Microsoft Word? Shawn Jordison shows you how to spruce up your documents with alternate heading styles.

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In this Microsoft Word how-to video, Shawn Jordison plays with alternate heading styles. Shawn creates a new Heading 2 in his document, then uses the Save As command to convert the file to PDF.  This powerful feature ensures that your creative formatting in Word is carried over to Adobe Acrobat.

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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025

This article was first published on July 25, 2025

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