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Why does the format change in a word document
I am in the middle of composing a document. As I type, the font, and colour,
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Why does the format change in a word document
Does it happen when you start a new paragraph?
Is the effect still there if you scroll away from the spot and come back? Is it still there when you close and reopen the document? when you quit and reopen Word? Does this happen often? On Sep 17, 10:15*am, Ben Harris Ben wrote: I am in the middle of composing a document. As I type, the font, and colour, change without my doing anything to cause it. Why is this happening, and how to I stop it? |
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Why does the format change in a word document
On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:15:02 -0700, Ben Harris Ben
wrote: I am in the middle of composing a document. As I type, the font, and colour, change without my doing anything to cause it. Why is this happening, and how to I stop it? This is a pernicious effect of the "AutoFormat As You Type" settings, most of which are best turned off forever. This is described in http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...AutoFormat.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Peter,
Generally this is a forum for asking question and getting answers. Not for asking questions so you can come along and bloat your post count by bombarding the OP with questions of your own. How many times must you be reminded that if you don't know the answer that it is ok to leave it to those who do? -- Greg Maxey See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org for an eclectic collection of Word Tips. "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... Does it happen when you start a new paragraph? Is the effect still there if you scroll away from the spot and come back? Is it still there when you close and reopen the document? when you quit and reopen Word? Does this happen often? On Sep 17, 10:15 am, Ben Harris Ben wrote: I am in the middle of composing a document. As I type, the font, and colour, change without my doing anything to cause it. Why is this happening, and how to I stop it? |
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I see nothing wrong with asking diagnostic questions. These would include
asking about the OS and Word version but also questions that try to drill down to exactly what the problem is and under what circumstances it occurs. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Peter, Generally this is a forum for asking question and getting answers. Not for asking questions so you can come along and bloat your post count by bombarding the OP with questions of your own. How many times must you be reminded that if you don't know the answer that it is ok to leave it to those who do? -- Greg Maxey See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org for an eclectic collection of Word Tips. "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... Does it happen when you start a new paragraph? Is the effect still there if you scroll away from the spot and come back? Is it still there when you close and reopen the document? when you quit and reopen Word? Does this happen often? On Sep 17, 10:15 am, Ben Harris Ben wrote: I am in the middle of composing a document. As I type, the font, and colour, change without my doing anything to cause it. Why is this happening, and how to I stop it? |
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Why does the format change in a word document
Still eager to defend and stand up for your pet troll? I see nothing wrong
with it either in many cases. Surely you can agree that in this case there was no need for Peter's lets play 20 questions. This problem, as in most similiar cases, could be deduced by anyone with just a modicum of Word skills. You may disagree, but I think Peter does this sort of thing becuase he likes to see his name posted and to add another post to an already bloated post count. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I see nothing wrong with asking diagnostic questions. These would include asking about the OS and Word version but also questions that try to drill down to exactly what the problem is and under what circumstances it occurs. "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Peter, Generally this is a forum for asking question and getting answers. Not for asking questions so you can come along and bloat your post count by bombarding the OP with questions of your own. How many times must you be reminded that if you don't know the answer that it is ok to leave it to those who do? -- Greg Maxey See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org for an eclectic collection of Word Tips. "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... Does it happen when you start a new paragraph? Is the effect still there if you scroll away from the spot and come back? Is it still there when you close and reopen the document? when you quit and reopen Word? Does this happen often? On Sep 17, 10:15 am, Ben Harris Ben wrote: I am in the middle of composing a document. As I type, the font, and colour, change without my doing anything to cause it. Why is this happening, and how to I stop it? -- Greg Maxey See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org for an eclectic collection of Word Tips. "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR |
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I'm failing to see how your post has been helpful to the OP. While Jay's
answer may in fact provide the required solution, we don't yet know that, since the OP has not posted a reply. If it does not, then the questions Peter asked seem to me not irrelevant to troubleshooting the situation. In any case, you don't seem to have provided an alternative. In any case, I must strenuously protest the implications of your post, which appears to be an attack on me (just as your previous post was clearly an attack on Peter). I don't believe that attacks on anyone are acceptable in this forum. I very much resent the phrase "pet troll" and would ask that you try to keep a civil tongue in your head if you reply to my posts in future. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Still eager to defend and stand up for your pet troll? I see nothing wrong with it either in many cases. Surely you can agree that in this case there was no need for Peter's lets play 20 questions. This problem, as in most similiar cases, could be deduced by anyone with just a modicum of Word skills. You may disagree, but I think Peter does this sort of thing becuase he likes to see his name posted and to add another post to an already bloated post count. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I see nothing wrong with asking diagnostic questions. These would include asking about the OS and Word version but also questions that try to drill down to exactly what the problem is and under what circumstances it occurs. "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Peter, Generally this is a forum for asking question and getting answers. Not for asking questions so you can come along and bloat your post count by bombarding the OP with questions of your own. How many times must you be reminded that if you don't know the answer that it is ok to leave it to those who do? -- Greg Maxey See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org for an eclectic collection of Word Tips. "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... Does it happen when you start a new paragraph? Is the effect still there if you scroll away from the spot and come back? Is it still there when you close and reopen the document? when you quit and reopen Word? Does this happen often? On Sep 17, 10:15 am, Ben Harris Ben wrote: I am in the middle of composing a document. As I type, the font, and colour, change without my doing anything to cause it. Why is this happening, and how to I stop it? -- Greg Maxey See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org for an eclectic collection of Word Tips. "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR |
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Ms. Barnhill,
So you want to open the barn door? Climb down off your high horse. You don't believe attacks on anyone are acceptable in this forum? You have excused and overlooked personal attacks on me by Peter Daniels when he posted under the clown's name grammatim and more recently right here in this very forum. I was not very interested in your scoldings and protestations then and I am certainly not interested in them now. You may have forgotten, but unlike you I don't have the opportunity (or desire really) to unleash personal attacks against you behind the shield of the Microsoft Word Private newsgroup. Whatever I have to say to or about you I will say in a manner that you are privledged to read, react to, and respond as you see fit. That will be via a private e-mail message which you may read or continue to ignore at your leisure or here. I won't stoop to villifying you behind your back. Since you have brought up the subject of tongues, I would suggest that you keep yours behind your teeth concerning me both here and in the private Word newsgroup. You may think that you have gotten away with your indescration in the private group and perhaps you have. Still that matter is very much alive and moving its way up the Microsoft management organization. Stick to your convictions Ms. Barnhill. You have said that the best strategy for dealing with trolls like Peter and me is to ignore them. Just do it! Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I'm failing to see how your post has been helpful to the OP. While Jay's answer may in fact provide the required solution, we don't yet know that, since the OP has not posted a reply. If it does not, then the questions Peter asked seem to me not irrelevant to troubleshooting the situation. In any case, you don't seem to have provided an alternative. In any case, I must strenuously protest the implications of your post, which appears to be an attack on me (just as your previous post was clearly an attack on Peter). I don't believe that attacks on anyone are acceptable in this forum. I very much resent the phrase "pet troll" and would ask that you try to keep a civil tongue in your head if you reply to my posts in future. "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Still eager to defend and stand up for your pet troll? I see nothing wrong with it either in many cases. Surely you can agree that in this case there was no need for Peter's lets play 20 questions. This problem, as in most similiar cases, could be deduced by anyone with just a modicum of Word skills. You may disagree, but I think Peter does this sort of thing becuase he likes to see his name posted and to add another post to an already bloated post count. Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I see nothing wrong with asking diagnostic questions. These would include asking about the OS and Word version but also questions that try to drill down to exactly what the problem is and under what circumstances it occurs. "Greg Maxey" wrote in message ... Peter, Generally this is a forum for asking question and getting answers. Not for asking questions so you can come along and bloat your post count by bombarding the OP with questions of your own. How many times must you be reminded that if you don't know the answer that it is ok to leave it to those who do? -- Greg Maxey See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org for an eclectic collection of Word Tips. "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... Does it happen when you start a new paragraph? Is the effect still there if you scroll away from the spot and come back? Is it still there when you close and reopen the document? when you quit and reopen Word? Does this happen often? On Sep 17, 10:15 am, Ben Harris Ben wrote: I am in the middle of composing a document. As I type, the font, and colour, change without my doing anything to cause it. Why is this happening, and how to I stop it? -- Greg Maxey See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org for an eclectic collection of Word Tips. "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR -- Greg Maxey See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org for an eclectic collection of Word Tips. "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR |
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