diff --git a/ts/styles/style/index.ts b/ts/styles/style/index.ts
index f8e1974374..b72b070522 100644
--- a/ts/styles/style/index.ts
+++ b/ts/styles/style/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import { Indent } from "../../docx/paragraph/indent";
 import { ParagraphProperties } from "../../docx/paragraph/properties";
+import * as formatting from "../../docx/run/formatting";
 import { RunProperties } from "../../docx/run/properties";
 import { XmlAttributeComponent, XmlComponent } from "../../docx/xml-components";
 
@@ -66,16 +68,55 @@ export class ParagraphStyle extends Style {
     public addRunProperty(property: XmlComponent): void {
         this.runProperties.push(property);
     }
+
+    public basedOn(parentId: string): ParagraphStyle {
+        this.root.push(new BasedOn(parentId));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public quickFormat(): ParagraphStyle {
+        this.root.push(new QuickFormat());
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public next(nextId: string): ParagraphStyle {
+        this.root.push(new Next(nextId));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public size(twips: number): ParagraphStyle {
+        this.addRunProperty(new formatting.Size(twips));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public bold(): ParagraphStyle {
+        this.addRunProperty(new formatting.Bold());
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public italics(): ParagraphStyle {
+        this.addRunProperty(new formatting.Italics());
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public color(color: string): ParagraphStyle {
+        this.addRunProperty(new formatting.Color(color));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public indent(left: number, hanging?: number): ParagraphStyle {
+        this.addParagraphProperty(new Indent(left, hanging));
+        return this;
+    }
 }
 
 export class HeadingStyle extends ParagraphStyle {
 
     constructor(styleId: string, name: string) {
-        super(styleId);
-        this.root.push(new Name(name));
-        this.root.push(new BasedOn("Normal"));
-        this.root.push(new Next("Normal"));
-        this.root.push(new QuickFormat());
+        super(styleId, name);
+        this.basedOn("Normal");
+        this.next("Normal");
+        this.quickFormat();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ts/tests/stylesTest.ts b/ts/tests/stylesTest.ts
index 562f655d42..d2fd979b13 100644
--- a/ts/tests/stylesTest.ts
+++ b/ts/tests/stylesTest.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ describe("Style components", () => {
     });
 });
 
-
 describe("ParagraphStyle", () => {
     describe("#constructor", () => {
         it("should set the style type to paragraph and use the given style id", () => {
@@ -111,4 +110,128 @@ describe("ParagraphStyle", () => {
             });
         });
     });
+
+    describe("formatting methods: style attributes", () => {
+        it("#basedOn", () => {
+            const style = new ParagraphStyle("myStyleId")
+                .basedOn("otherId");
+            const tree = new Formatter().format(style);
+            expect(tree).to.deep.equal({
+                "w:style": [
+                    {_attr: {"w:type": "paragraph", "w:styleId": "myStyleId"}},
+                    {"w:pPr": [{_attr: {}}]},
+                    {"w:rPr": []},
+                    {"w:basedOn": [{_attr: {"w:val": "otherId"}}]},
+                ],
+            });
+        });
+
+        it("#quickFormat", () => {
+            const style = new ParagraphStyle("myStyleId")
+                .quickFormat();
+            const tree = new Formatter().format(style);
+            expect(tree).to.deep.equal({
+                "w:style": [
+                    {_attr: {"w:type": "paragraph", "w:styleId": "myStyleId"}},
+                    {"w:pPr": [{_attr: {}}]},
+                    {"w:rPr": []},
+                    {"w:qFormat": []},
+                ],
+            });
+        });
+
+        it("#next", () => {
+            const style = new ParagraphStyle("myStyleId")
+                .next("otherId");
+            const tree = new Formatter().format(style);
+            expect(tree).to.deep.equal({
+                "w:style": [
+                    {_attr: {"w:type": "paragraph", "w:styleId": "myStyleId"}},
+                    {"w:pPr": [{_attr: {}}]},
+                    {"w:rPr": []},
+                    {"w:next": [{_attr: {"w:val": "otherId"}}]},
+                ],
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe("formatting methods: paragraph properties", () => {
+        it("#indent", () => {
+            const style = new ParagraphStyle("myStyleId")
+                .indent(720);
+            const tree = new Formatter().format(style);
+            expect(tree).to.deep.equal({
+                "w:style": [
+                    {_attr: {"w:type": "paragraph", "w:styleId": "myStyleId"}},
+                    {"w:pPr": [
+                        {_attr: {}},
+                        {"w:ind": [{_attr: {"w:left": 720}}]},
+                    ]},
+                    {"w:rPr": []},
+                ],
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe("formatting methods: run properties", () => {
+        it("#size", () => {
+            const style = new ParagraphStyle("myStyleId")
+                .size(24);
+            const tree = new Formatter().format(style);
+            expect(tree).to.deep.equal({
+                "w:style": [
+                    {_attr: {"w:type": "paragraph", "w:styleId": "myStyleId"}},
+                    {"w:pPr": [{_attr: {}}]},
+                    {"w:rPr": [
+                        {"w:sz": [{_attr: {"w:val": 24}}]},
+                    ]},
+                ],
+            });
+        });
+
+        it("#bold", () => {
+            const style = new ParagraphStyle("myStyleId")
+                .bold();
+            const tree = new Formatter().format(style);
+            expect(tree).to.deep.equal({
+                "w:style": [
+                    {_attr: {"w:type": "paragraph", "w:styleId": "myStyleId"}},
+                    {"w:pPr": [{_attr: {}}]},
+                    {"w:rPr": [
+                        {"w:b": [{_attr: {"w:val": true}}]},
+                    ]},
+                ],
+            });
+        });
+
+        it("#italics", () => {
+            const style = new ParagraphStyle("myStyleId")
+                .italics();
+            const tree = new Formatter().format(style);
+            expect(tree).to.deep.equal({
+                "w:style": [
+                    {_attr: {"w:type": "paragraph", "w:styleId": "myStyleId"}},
+                    {"w:pPr": [{_attr: {}}]},
+                    {"w:rPr": [
+                        {"w:i": [{_attr: {"w:val": true}}]},
+                    ]},
+                ],
+            });
+        });
+
+        it("#color", () => {
+            const style = new ParagraphStyle("myStyleId")
+                .color("123456");
+            const tree = new Formatter().format(style);
+            expect(tree).to.deep.equal({
+                "w:style": [
+                    {_attr: {"w:type": "paragraph", "w:styleId": "myStyleId"}},
+                    {"w:pPr": [{_attr: {}}]},
+                    {"w:rPr": [
+                        {"w:color": [{_attr: {"w:val": "123456"}}]},
+                    ]},
+                ],
+            });
+        });
+    });
 });