Updating all "Body Text" in a Pages document.

OS 10.2 with a current version of Pages.
This is a 150 page cookbook with Designated Headers and Body paragraphs. I need to change the Font in the Body paragraphs, without having to highlight the Body test for each recipe and upgrading it one at a time. It would take forever. Is their a way to upgrade all Body paragraphs in document at the same time so that the Headers remain intact?

You have not said what version of Pages you are using.
You click in the text and Select All (command a) then change the text formatting to whatever you want.
You update the Body style to the selected text formatting by clicking on the Style name and updating via the triangle or + to the side.
To force apply the style to selected text and make sure it overrides all other formatting, including italics, bolding etc, double click on the Style name.
Peter

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