It sounds like the style being used is set to Automatically Update. See if
this describes your problem and the solution:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...eformatted.htm
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"ksg" wrote in message
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Suddenly, when I highlight a few words then select bold, ALL of the text
in
the document changes to bold type. This is the first time I've seen this
happen. I haven't changed programs or anything. Any ideas on what is
happening?