Use styles to make editing easier

When writing documents, each paragraph can be though of as a single line. It curls between established margins. Few people that use word processing put a return at the end of each line and have learned that you simply type and the line wraps when it reaches the right margin. The reason typing a paragraph as a single line works is because it allows for more simple editing of the paragraph.

However, there are several things about a paragraph that can be standardized to make it easier to edit the paragraph. Should it begin with a number? Should it be bolded? Should the margins be further in? When multiple paragraphs share the same traits and require changes each must be changed individually.

Use of styles bypasses that tedious editing. If styles are used then simply editing the style edits any paragraph that used that style.