Character Styles

[Allison Orange]

We are using Word 2002 SP-2 and are trying to create a character style which
would shade text, but would not change any other of the text's properties.
(We want to duplicate the font property "Redline" that our users are
accustomed to using in WordPerfect.)

I have tried setting the "Style Based On" to "(underlying properties)" and
to "default paragraph font", but when I apply the newly created style, it
always changes the font back to what I had in place when I created the
style. When I modify the style, I do not see any font designated.

Is there a way to create a character style so that it only changes one
attribute and does not change any other property of the text?

Also, what is the difference between underlying properties and default
paragraph font? I'm assuming that underlying properties allows for other
character attributes which may have been applied, in addition to the
paragraph font. Is that right?

Many thanks,
Allison Orange
Systems Project Administrator
Florida Public Service Commission
(e-mail address removed)

 

[TF]

If you have applied direct formatting, when you apply your shade style it
will remove any direct formatting and use the style on which the shading
style is based. So say you used Body Text style and the shade style was
based on underlying properties, Body Text is the underlying property. If you
have applied direct formatting, it isn't part of underlying properties and
will be removed.



: We are using Word 2002 SP-2 and are trying to create a character style
which
: would shade text, but would not change any other of the text's properties.
: (We want to duplicate the font property "Redline" that our users are
: accustomed to using in WordPerfect.)
:
: I have tried setting the "Style Based On" to "(underlying properties)" and
: to "default paragraph font", but when I apply the newly created style, it
: always changes the font back to what I had in place when I created the
: style. When I modify the style, I do not see any font designated.
:
: Is there a way to create a character style so that it only changes one
: attribute and does not change any other property of the text?
:
: Also, what is the difference between underlying properties and default
: paragraph font? I'm assuming that underlying properties allows for other
: character attributes which may have been applied, in addition to the
: paragraph font. Is that right?
:
: Many thanks,
: Allison Orange
: Systems Project Administrator
: Florida Public Service Commission
: (e-mail address removed)
:
: