How to prevent the style from changing from the previous paragraph

[RonInAlbuquerque]

After entering text in a paragraph (using for example Arial, 10 pt.) I hit
the Enter key to start another paragraph. However, the next paragraph
format/style changes to a bullet point style instead of continuing with the
Arial, 10 pt. style. I can't figure out why the style/format is changing and
I don't know what to do to correct it. It doesn't matter what font or style I
am using in the first paragraph, when I hit Enter, it always changes to a
bullet point font in the next paragraph.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

What is the "Style for following paragraph" of the style you're using?

 

[RonInAlbuquerque]

Suzanne,
Thanks for your response. The style is Arial but it is bullet pointed. I
first noticed this problem when I started using styles in a large document (a
personnel manual). I wonder if somehow those styles are affecting all my
documents.
RonInAlbuquerque

 

[Stefan Blom]

To determine the "Style for following paragraph," display the Modify
Style dialog box (see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html) for the
style in use.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


in message

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If the "Style for following paragraph" is defined as bulleted, then I would
expect to see a bulleted paragraph after pressing Enter. But I think you may
have misunderstood the question; see Stefan's post.