Word renames my styles when pasting text from other doc

[Peer Jorgensen]

Scenario:
I have a changed the definition of the style Heading 1
but kept the name of the style. When I paste text from
another document into my own document Word uses the
source styles of the inserted text which I don't want.
But if I do it the other way around, that is copy text
from my own document into the other, Word uses the
destination styles instead. I know I can choose another
option in the Smart Tag that shows. But I wan't to
control what Word does as default.
Also Word changes the name of a certain style in my own
document when pasting text from another document. Word
combines the two orinal style names into a new name. I
can't find the explanation for this. Can anyone help me,
please?

I use Word 2003.

 

[Word Heretic]

G'day "Peer Jorgensen" <[email protected]>,

I think you are seeing a variation on the Char Char problem. Those
keywords on google might help

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Peer Jorgensen reckoned:

 

[Dayo Mitchell]

For more information how Word handles styles and copy/paste, see here:

http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/FormatOfTextChanges.html

And
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/sfpane/StylesAndFormattingPane.html

I think these two pages will explain what is happening and how to prevent
it.

DM

 

[Klaus Linke]

Hi Peer,

When I paste text from another document into
my own document Word uses the source styles
of the inserted text which I don't want.

Very possibly it's not the style that is the problem. If the other document
used manual formatting, this will travel along into your doc.
Try to use Ctrl+Q, Ctrl+Spacebar on the text in the other doc and then
paste. Does it now take on the look of your styles?

Also Word changes the name of a certain style in my own
document when pasting text from another document. Word
combines the two orinal style names into a new name.

Maybe the other doc uses alias names for some built-in styles?
Say it uses "H1" as an alias for "Heading 1", then your doc will show the
alias too after you paste in text ("Heading 1,H1").

Regards,
Klaus