I'm in Style Hades

[Claudine]

I am currently converting a series of long documents that
had a MILLION styles created in it. I've stripped them
out and am creating a simpler system. I created a new
template, attached, and now am going through each doc to
apply the new styles. For some reason, they are not
staying 'put.' The bullets are changing haphazardly and
I can't imagine why. Any assistance greatly appreciated.

Claudine

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Claudine

Here are a few ideas to try.

Make sure that the box at Tools > Templates and Add-ins > Automatically
update document styles is *not* ticked. If it is ticked, Word plays
havoc with numbering and bullet styles.

For some ideas on how to manage bullets, see
How to control bullets in Microsoft Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/bullets/controlbullets.html

You might also find it useful to create a new empty document from your
template, copy everything from a problem document *except* the last
paragraph mark, and paste it into the new empty document. Alternatively,
try saving your document as HTML (not HTML filtered), and then
re-opening it in Word. Both these things help clean out nasty bits of
left-overs from documents that are past their prime.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
Melbourne, Australia

 

[Claudine]

I'm going to try these tips. I appreciate the help!

Claudine