Delete Style in Word should actually delete the style.

[conoisseur]

I created a style in Word to format a bullet item. Later, I deleted the
style (right-click on the style, delete style, Yes in confirmation box).
However, every time thereafter I created a bullet item, Word re-created the
style I had deleted and applied it. The only way to get it to stop was to
re-enter everything into a new document that didn't have the style to begin
with.

I'm using Word 2003 SP1 running under Windows XP Pro SP2.

This is badly, badly, badly broken, I've wasted way too much time trying to
fix this, and I'm FURIOUS and aggravated beyond belief.

 

[Beth Melton]

Was the style you created user-defined or was it a built-in style?

I can't seem to duplicate this behavior. Could you provide us some
reproduction steps?

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[Margaret Aldis]

I suspect the style is bouncing back because your bullet button is applying
a list format that is linked to the style. You could try resetting the panes
in Format > Bullets and Numbering after deleting the style, but ultimately
you can only avoid a great deal of pain with bullets by using styles and
*not* the bullet button. See
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/bullets/controlbullets.html