Styles in Word 2008

[RossH]

After modifying some text and reselecting its style in the new formatting palette, Word no longer pops up the dialog asking whether you want to update the style with the change or reapply the existing style to the text.

 

[John McGhie]

This is a "Preference" named "Prompt to update style" that you need to
enable.

After modifying some text and reselecting its style in the new formatting
palette, Word no longer pops up the dialog asking whether you want to update
the style with the change or reapply the existing style to the text.

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[RossH]

Thanks John. Maybe I'd forgotten I had done that in the past. But I've just been right through Word 2008's preferences and I can't find this setting. Can you provide its exact location please?

 

[John McGhie]

Great... I can't find it either. It appears the preference is now
gone!

However, it appears to be set ON by default. There are some complicated
rules about its operation:

1) It doesn't work for Normal style

2) It doesn't work if the Formatting Palette is open.

3) It works only if you perform the operation through the Style drop-down
on the Formatting toolbar.

If you apply a style, then you make a change to the paragraph formatting,
and then RE-apply the SAME style, you will be prompted whether you want to
update the style or revert the paragraph.

You may find it more convenient to use the new mechanism on the Formatting
Palette.

1) Open the formatting palette

2) Apply a style

3) Make a change to the formatting of the paragraph

4) Open the Styles section of the Formatting Palette

5) in the "Pick a style to apply" division, scroll to the style you applied

6) Hover over the name of the style. A grey arrow appears at the right end
of the name.

7) Drop down that arrow.

8) Choose the "Update style to match selection" item.

It's a lot quicker to do it than it is to describe it.

Hope this helps

Thanks John. Maybe I'd forgotten I had done that in the past. But I've just
been right through Word 2008's preferences and I can't find this setting. Can
you provide its exact location please?

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[John McGhie]

Hi Ross:

Yeah, I didn't realise that you "couldn't" display the standard toolbars in
PLV either.

Really, Publishing Layout View is a DTP-like view designed as a competitor
to Pages. It's not really ready for prime time

Cheers

What a great response John. The trick using the Formatting palette was just
what I was after. But my confusion was because I didn't realise that, in
Publishing Layout View, my normal (customised) toolbar has been replaced with
the PLV 'standard' toolbar - and the normal ones are not available in this
view. I was working in PLV, so the Style dropdown in the toolbar was not there
and I was trying to update a style, from modiifications made in the document,
from the palette. I really do have quibbles about changing the toolbar, but
that's a grizzle for another time. At least your trick on updating a style
quickly through the palette saves the day on this occasion. Thanks for your
help.

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[RossH]

I would agree with you John - it's not ready for prime time yet. Bouquets to Microsoft for having a go at implementing a page layout feature, but it's got a long way to go. I gave up after 2 days and went back to laying out the graphics-intensive document I was working on in 'normal' Word mode.

 

[James Crain]

Office 2007 for XP has "Style Sets" in a drop down menu. Selections like "modern", "formal", etc. that has a predefined set of document settings. My XP machine smoked this weekend so I am now trying to get through an Office 2007 class on Mac Office 2008. Is the "Style Sets" not available on the Mac version?

 

[John McGhie]

Style Sets is missing. So is everything on the Developer tab, and anything
to do with Macros.

Keep the XP Machine off the drugs willya, you're going to need it

Enjoy!

Office 2007 for XP has "Style Sets" in a drop down menu. Selections like
"modern", "formal", etc. that has a predefined set of document settings. My XP
machine smoked this weekend so I am now trying to get through an Office 2007
class on Mac Office 2008. Is the "Style Sets" not available on the Mac
version?

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[Phillip Jones]

Style Sets is missing. So is everything on the Developer tab, and anything
to do with Macros.

Keep the XP Machine off the drugs willya, you're going to need it

No wonder its smoking especially if it have to try with VISTA ;-)

Go get you a new Dell if you've got to have PC. one of the few
companies left that will sell you a Computer with XP installed.

Enjoy!

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[John McGhie]

Phillip:

He explicitly said "XP"...

Are you sure you haven't been smoking something we should not be discussing
in this family newspaper?

Cheers

No wonder its smoking especially if it have to try with VISTA ;-)

Go get you a new Dell if you've got to have PC. one of the few
companies left that will sell you a Computer with XP installed.

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[Phillip Jones]

Don't I don't smoke, I don't Drink, and I don't chase wild,wild women!

You were the one that brought up VISTA to start with. :-D

I just suggested If he needed a new machine get a Dell with XP
installed. That way he could avoid the Great problems of VISTA,

To the original Poster don't reel back in abject horror at some of the
comments direct to to all of use that try to help we are all human. and
to use a little levity helps ease the burden. Just read the comments
that actually mean something and disregard the jabs we poke at each other.

WE are not perfect and I am the rime example poster Boy for not being
perfect.

Phillip:

He explicitly said "XP"...

Are you sure you haven't been smoking something we should not be discussing
in this family newspaper?

Cheers

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