Formatting of text in table changed by itself

[Janneke]

Hi there,

I use tables to get sentences in a foreign language lined up with their
translation, so that every cell contains one word, with its English
counterpart right under it.

After inserting a document containing such tables as a subdocument in a
master document, and making headings for the titles of chapters and sections,
the tables magically look a lot different: each cell now contains a bullet.
Is there a quick way to remove all these uninvited bullets without removing
one by one?

I tried selecting the table and clicking a different style, but that does
not work. "clear formatting" works, but I would rather not do that.

Thanks,

Janneke

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

What style is applied to the text in the table cells? Also, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WhyMasterDocsCorrupt.htm

 

[Janneke]

The style is "bulleted" for most, and "list bullet" for others. One even says
"normal". After checking your link, I think I will stop using the master
document.

Thanks for your response!

Janneke

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Obviously, the "Bulleted" and "List Bullet" paragraphs are going to have
bullets by default. And yes, you're smart to avoid master docs unless you
use them very cautiously.