Hi Jeff

The fundamental issue here is that Document Map guesses and displays what it
thinks is probably, more-or-less, kind of, a map of the document. If Word
finds a paragraph that smells like a heading, Document Map will change the
outline level of the paragraph and therefore display it in the Document Map.
A short paragraph, in bold, in a larger font than normal will almost always
end up being displayed in Document Map, because Word guesses that it might
be a heading.

As a precaution (though not a solution) do Tools Autocorrect Options. On
the Autoformat as you Type dialog, un-tick "Define styles based on your
formatting".

For more information see

What is the difference between the Normal and Body Text styles?
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...BodyStyles.htm

and

How the Document Map works in Microsoft Word
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/documentmap/index.html

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word


"Jeff" wrote in message
...
I am learning to use Document Map in Word 2002. It's working fine except
for
one annoying feature. It correctly shows the Headings I use but it also
shows items formatted as "Normal" text. If I change these items to "Body
text" they disappear from the Document Map (which is what I want).

Maybe I am using Normal text style incorrectly. I tend to use it
interchangeably with body text assuming they are really the same. I guess
that must be wrong. Anyway, how do I prevent the Document Map from showing
items formatted as "Normal"?

Thanks.

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Jeff Stevens
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