Stop Word from Changing Style

[SusanB]

How do I stop Word 2007 from changing the style of my copy when I hit the
Enter key at the end of a line of text? When I type anything, then hit Enter,
Word changes the style to Headline 1, but I usually want it to stay in a text
font. Suggestions on turning this silly thing off?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Office Button | Word Options | Proofing | AutoCorrect Options | AutoFormat
As You Type. Disable "Define styles based on your formatting.

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

 

[SusanB]

Suzanne, that did not work. It was already not selected, so I tried it both
ways, and the styles changed after I hit Enter whether or not it was selected.

 

[SusanB]

But I searched around and discovered that you were in the right place, but
the correct thing to uncheck is "Apply as you type" --> Built-in Heading
Styles.

So thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

 

[SusanB]

Suzanne, you sent me in the right direction, however. I needed to uncheck
"Built-in Headlines." Thanks!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Right, sorry. I discuss all of these at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm (recently updated
for Word 2007, but the update hasn't been published yet).

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