Having trouple with Word XP style...

[DJ Kim]

Is the concept of Style with Word XP totally different from the
earlier versions?

When I apply character or paragraph format, it seems to result in
creating a new style each time, judging from the change of the style
name in the style box.

I don't mind a new style being created this way, but it interferes
with how I change a style.

The fastest and easiest way for me to change a style was, make changes
to a paragraph, click the style box on the tool bar, press return, and
when word pops up a dialog box, check 'update the style after the
current paragraph (the exact message may not be this)'.

I even turned on "Prompt to update styles" option, but it does not
change how Word operates.

What am I missing?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The extra listings you're seeing are *not* styles, just formatting. You can
suppress this display by clearing the "Keep track of formatting" box on the
Edit tab of Tools | Options. If you have "Prompt to update style" checked,
you should be getting the familiar dialog when you reselect a style in the
list after changing the formatting. There's also an "Update to Match
Selection" option on the dropdown list for each style in the Styles &
Formatting task pane.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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