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?

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Words into Type
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"RonInAlbuquerque" > wrote in
message ...
> 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.

[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

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> What is the "Style for following paragraph" of the style you're using?
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> "RonInAlbuquerque" > wrote in
> message ...
> > 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.
>
>

[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


"RonInAlbuquerque" wrote in message
...
> 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
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > What is the "Style for following paragraph" of the style you're
using?
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "RonInAlbuquerque" >
wrote in
> > message ...
> > > 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]

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.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"RonInAlbuquerque" > wrote in
message ...
> 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
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > What is the "Style for following paragraph" of the style you're using?
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "RonInAlbuquerque" > wrote in
> > message ...
> > > 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.
> >
> >