How to copy styles from one document to other in MS Word

1. Click File.
2. Click Options.
3. Click Customize Ribbon.
4. Select Main Tabs from Choose commands from drop down box.
5. Select Developer.
6. Click Add.
7. Click Ok.
8. Open Developer Tab from the Ribbon.
9. Click Document Template.
10. Click Organizer.
11. Click Close File from the right side.
12. Click Open File from the right side. A file open dialogue box will appear.
13. Select All Word Documents from the File Type drop down box near Open button. All the documents will now appear in the main box from where you can select the document which has the style(s) you want in current document.
14. Select the source document and click Open and all the styles in source document get listed in the right side box of the Organizer.
15. Select one or more styles from the right side box and and click Copy. You may need to overwrite some styles.
16. Click Close at the bottom-right.
17. Notice that the copied styles are there in your Style box.
18. Apply and enjoy.

If you want to use all styles of a MS Word document in other, better save the document as a blank document and get going. This method in particular is useful when you want to use some styles from other document.

Prashant V Shrivastava