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Default How do I duplicate a Word Style?

If its not a built in style you can do as follow
Tools | Templates and Add-ins | Organizer

Copy the style you want to duplicate to normal.dot (or preferably some dummy
document) rename it, and copy it back. If you used normal.dot as you
temporary storage. Delete the style from normal.dot.

If its a built in style the same method wont work since you will not really
change its name, just give it a new alias.

I do not really know how to do this with a built-in style other than using
some VBA

"Jugglertwo" wrote:

I haven't been able to figure this out.
How do I duplicate a Word style?
I was asked this recently by a co-worker and I haven't been able to figure
it out but it seems like it should be possible.
I'm familiar with creating, applying and modifying styles. I also use the
Organizer.
1) My co-worker wants to create a style and copy the style so they can
modify a second style slightly. They do not want to have to go through all
the steps to create the second style and make the one, small change when the
orginal style has all of the starting formatting.
2) Also, I do NOT want the second style based on the first style as I do not
want the second style modified when I make changes to the first style.

Hope this isn't overly confusing.
Thanks for any assistance in advance!
Jugglertwo