Equivalent of "Styles" pane in Word for Mac

Styles pane under Word 365 for Windows

It is surprisingly difficult to find a definitive and up-to-date answer to my question: Is there an equivalent of the MS Word for Windows 365 "Styles" pane for MS Word for Mac 365? This is the pane I'm talking about: There are also symbols behind each style for paragraph (the "No Spacing" style in the image) and character ("Highlighted") styles. I cannot find any such similar distinction for Word on Mac. So, my questions are:

Is there an equivalent of the Styles pane in Word for Mac?
Is there a distinction between character and paragraph styles in Word for Mac?

I am using Word for Mac Version 16.81 (24011420).

asked Jan 24 at 8:42 103 3 3 bronze badges

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How to find something in an app on Mac.

Click the Help menu.
Type part of the word you're looking for.
Follow the floating arrow.

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Note that Office for Windows & Office for Mac are designed & built by two completely different teams, so there's not always an exact match for each & every function/pref.

answered Jan 24 at 8:50 50.1k 9 9 gold badges 113 113 silver badges 143 143 bronze badges

I see! Thank you . so there is, indeed, a distinction between different types of styles and there is something similar to the Styles pane! It's a pity though that the Mac version blocks access to the document itself as long as it's open.