Styles and "space before" quandry

I will assume that most readers are familiar with PowerPoint and are aware that for your average bulleted slide master you can change the space before or after on a per-level basis without using named styles. I want to use spacing in Keynote but am seeing annoyances.
Method 1) If I use all the same style name as in the default themes, then I end up with that asterisk after all but one style, because there is only one unmodified "Body" style and the rest are considered overrides.
Method 2) If I use different styles, I have to reach for the mouse more.
Am I missing a technique to effect this, without overrides and with (I assume) using only one style?

Thanks but that's not what I meant. I can use the spacing just fine. The issue is with the outcome of the two methods. #1 introduces overrides (and, by the way, reassigning or clearing them does not always work), and #2 requires an assignment to many paragraphs.

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