# What a style is

> A style is how your videos look, written in words: Montage reads it and edits your video that way. Here is what is inside one, and how to use it.

## A style is words, not a picture

A style is a small folder in your Library. Its main page, `SKILL.md`, says:

| Part | What it says |
|---|---|
| Its name | What the Library shows on its card |
| One line | What it is for, under the name |
| Its rules | The look in words: the pace, the cuts, the captions, the fonts, the colours |

A style can also hold longer pages it points to, and name things it uses: a component of your Library, or your own files, such as a logo or a font.

## Make a style

1. Open a video whose look you like.
1. Ask: « Make this a style ».
1. Montage writes the style and keeps it in your Library, under **Styles**, for your whole team.

## Use a style

1. In **Library**, open the style's card: you read its name, its line and its rules.
1. Press **Use this style**. New video opens with the style picked and « Make a video in the … style. » written for you.
1. Or, in any box you write in, press **+**, then **From the Library**, and pick it.

> **One style at a time.** Picking another style replaces the first. You can add as many components as you like.

## Questions

### Can I change a style?

Ask Montage in a video, for example « In our style, make the captions bigger ». It rewrites the style in your Library.

### What happens to my videos if I delete a style?

It leaves the Library. Videos that use it keep their own copy.

### Who sees my styles?

Everyone in your workspace: the Library is the team's.