Is there a way to apply formatting changes in a master without changing the text?

[AmericanoPlease]

I want to change the text font, size, and color in a large document but I want to KEEP the current text (aka I want the sentence "I went to the store" to still say "I went to the store" after I apply font, size, and color changes to text). 

How do I make these changes in the master without affecting the current text? 

Thank you for your time. I've been looking for and trying various solutions. I feel like it's gonna be one of those things right in front of me that I can't see anymore because I've been looking for so long. 

[walt.farrell]

Once you have added text to a document page, you cannot change its characteristics by changing something on a Master Page. 

You'll have to select the actual text and change the formating on the document page. Or use Find and Replace. 

 

[thomaso]

On 3/14/2023 at 10:50 PM, AmericanoPlease said:

I've been looking for and trying various solutions. I feel like it's gonna be one of those things right in front of me that I can't see anymore because I've been looking for so long. 

The Text Styles Panel could be the missing part here. If you create + save a style there, then you can assign it to any instance. Also a change of its properties at one spot in the layout will change it for all instances across the entire document.

Nevertheless, Walt's hint to the relationship between a master object and its modified instances is valid.