Open Format, Styles and select Normal style: make sure that the
Automatically Update check box is cleared.
Terry
: Terry,
:
: I am not certain what that means or does: "automatically update styles".
I
: found the Autocorrection tab under options, I don't know what else to do
: there.
:
: Peter
:
: "TF" wrote:
:
: > Automatically update styles! See previous post.
: >
: > Terry
: >
: >
: > : > : Hi Terry,
: > :
: > : I know I got two tracks going on what appears now to be a similar
issue.
: > I
: > : have renamed the normal.dot template and thus created a brand new
: > normal.dot
: > : template at Word restart, it doesn't change the issue. And remember
it
: > only
: > : happens when I save to CD-ROM, nothing like this happens when I save
to
: > HD.
: > : It's just that I do most of my work through CD-RWs, for practical and
: > : portability reasons. Furthermore it happens while the document in
: > question
: > : is active, I am not closing the document and then re-opening it. The
: > : document changes it formatting while on screen.
: > :
: > : Peter.
: > :
: > : "TF" wrote:
: > :
: > : > I see Beth is trying a different tack in the previous thread.
: > : >
: > : > Are your documents all being produced from the same template? Is it
: > : > normal.dot or a custom template? Could it be corrupt?
: > : >
: > : > Terry
: > : >
: > : > : > : > : Terry,
: > : > :
: > : > : It doesn't change a thing. Both problems re-occur. What I should
: > note is
: > : > : that the problem is not consistent, some files safe without the
: > margins
: > : > : resetting themself. Typically these files are shorter or less
: > complex.
: > : > Yet
: > : > : at the same time, I could be saving a file with just my name in it
and
: > the
: > : > : same problem happens.
: > : > :
: > : > : Peter.
: > : > :
: > : > : "TF" wrote:
: > : > :
: > : > : > What happens if you start Word in Safe Mode? To start in Safe
Mode,
: > Use
: > : > : > Start, Run and type in
: > : > : >
: > : > : > winword /a
: > : > : >
: > : > : > and press enter.
: > : > : >
: > : > : > Terry
: > : > : >
: > : > : > : > : > : > : Eventhough I disabled the numbering on the first page of my
: > document,
: > : > it
: > : > : > : reappears after I save the file. This problem co-exists with
the
: > : > problem
: > : > : > : that my document margins default back to 1.25 even though they
: > were
: > : > set at
: > : > : > : 1.0 in the normal template. These problems only occur when
saving
: > to
: > : > : > CD-ROM,
: > : > : > : not to hard disk. It is a recent problem, I never had any
: > problems
: > : > until
: > : > : > 6-8
: > : > : > : weeks ago.
: > : > : >
: > : > : >
: > : > : >
: > : >
: > : >
: > : >
: >
: >
: >
