This is pretty much the approach I use when I typeset books from existing
manuscripts. I find that, in the long run, a tabula rasa or "scorched earth"
approach avoids many problems. But I do make sure I have a printed copy so I
can see what the writer intended in the way of formatting (not that I feel
bound by it).
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
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Here's one way to accomplish what you want: Create the styles in a new,
blank document, and save that document as a template. Create a new
document based on that template. The next step is to copy the original
text and Paste Special as "Unformatted Text" into the newly created
document. Finally, apply the styles as appropriate.
Note that it might be a good idea to first make a printout of the original
document, so that you can see the original look.
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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Doc" wrote in message
...
I have many technical manuals that need to be reformatted with new styles
so
they are consistent. How can I delete the styles and formatting in the
tech
manual document, (not the actual document, but also in the Styles &
Formatting column on the right. I want to put my own styles in and not
have
a list of built in or styles that were created by others that worked on
the
manual. Thanks for any help you can give me on styles. This seems to be
a
big job.
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DocT