Getting to Know InDesign - Adobe InDesign CC - page 50

Note
Pressing Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while you click the Create
New Style button opensthe New Character Style dialog boxsoyoucan im-
mediately name the style. This feature works in the Paragraph Styles and
Object Styles panels as well.
3. Hold down the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key and click the Create New
Style button, at the bottom of the Character Styles panel.
A new character style, named Character Style 1, is created in the New Character
Style dialog box. This new style includes the characteristics of the selected text, as
indicated in the Style Settings area of the dialog box.
4. In the Style Name box, type Red Bold Italic.
5. At the bottom of the New Character Style dialog box, select Apply Style To Selec-
tion, and then click OK.