In Writer, how do I clear all formatting from text except the font color? [closed]

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Unfortunately, according to your (terse) description, it looks like your text has been formatted manually (direct formatting in LO parlance). This direct formatting takes precedence over the attributes set through the style feature (you're encouraged to read the manual to learn how to use this feature for your comfort). Resetting manual formatting will clear all the changes you applied outside the styles.

You have two options:

• radical: everything is reset to default

  Select all text (Ctrl+A) and Format>Clear direct formatting or Ctrl+M. Everything reverts to the applied style, probably Default Style in your case if no other style was ued.

• slightly more selective

  Select all text (Ctrl+A) then use the font and font size menus in the toolbar to force a specific font and size. You keep the colours but be aware that this is yet another direct formatting that will later play nasty tricks on your back.

You'll be better off to clear all direct formatting and review your document to apply distinctive styles. This is a lengthy one-shot task but you'll find further editing much much (seven times) easier and comfortable because sequences are specifically marked up and can then be formatted independently from each other.

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