Today you will
- make a short practice proposal and style its headings
- use Heading 1, Heading 2 and Normal
- put styles on your own project document
A style is a named look, like Heading 1, that you put on a line with one click.
Warm-up
Watch your teacher's before-and-after on the screen. If you resized every heading by hand, would you catch them all?
A style is a named look for a paragraph. Change it once and every matching line changes.
Direct formatting means clicking Bold or changing the size by hand. On long documents, headings end up uneven.
Heading 1 is for the main title. Heading 2 is for the section headings under it.
Normal is for ordinary body text. In Google Docs it is called Normal text.
Example
In a proposal, the title is Heading 1, sections like Next steps are Heading 2, and the paragraphs are Normal.
You will paste a short practice proposal into a new document, then give its headings styles. Watch your teacher first, then follow the steps in the box below. Here is the text you will copy:
Side Hustle Proposal: Custom Sticker Printing
The idea
I will design and print custom stickers for local clubs and small shops, selling online and at weekend markets.
Who it is for
GAA clubs, youth groups, and café owners who want branded stickers without a big print-run cost.
What I need to start
A second-hand vinyl cutter (about €180), sticker stock, and a simple Instagram shop page.
Next steps
Price three starter packs this week and ask two local shops if they would take a small consignment.
Can't find Heading 1?
In Word, open the Styles gallery on the Home tab. In Google Docs, use the styles dropdown on the toolbar.
Did the whole document turn into a heading?
Press {{kbd:Ctrl+Z}} ({{kbd:Cmd+Z}} on a Mac) to undo. Then click once inside just one line.
Does Heading 2 still look wrong?
Click in the line, choose Normal, then choose Heading 2 again.
Independent Practice
- In {{code:sm1/03_finished}}, open your latest project document, such as {{code:sm1_doc1_from_template_v3}}.
- Make a copy named {{code:sm1_doc1_from_template_v4}}.
- Put Heading 1 on the main title.
- Put Heading 2 on every section heading, and Normal on the body text.
- Fewer than two sections? Add one, like Costs or Next steps.
No project file yet? Copy the headings from {{code:sm1_styles_practice}} into a new document named {{code:sm1_doc1_from_template_v4}} in {{code:03_finished}}.
If a heading looks messy, choose Normal, then Heading 2 again.
- My title uses Heading 1.
- At least two section headings use Heading 2.
- My body text uses Normal.
- {{code:sm1_doc1_from_template_v4}} is saved in {{code:03_finished}}.
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