# BasedOnStyles

Learn how to enable a style for a specific file type.

```ini
StylesPath = styles

[*.md]
BasedOnStyles = Vale, MyStyle
```

`BasedOnStyles` specifies styles that should have all of their rules enabled.

If you only want to enable certain rules within a style, you can do so on an individual basis:

```ini
[*.md]

# Enables only this rule:
Style1.Rule = YES
```

You can also selectively disable rules from a style:

```ini
[*.md]
BasedOnStyles = Vale, MyStyle

Vale.Spelling = NO
```

[SkippedScopes](/keys/skippedscopes.md) [BlockIgnores](/keys/blockignores.md)


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.vale.sh/keys/basedonstyles.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.