See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...eformatted.htm. But
note that some styles are set to update automatically by default, and this
is really helpful. Notable among these are the TOC styles.

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"dinew" wrote in message
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Office 2003-Pro Word
I have been unable to turn-off automatic formatting in styles by modifying
the template for styles. The check box provided does not cut it!
I would like to turn this feature off entirely and gobally. In fact, I
find
this feature so frustrating that I have gone back to using Word 97.