[jen_writer]

Please help! I have three problems when trying to apply styles to paragraphs:

1. When I apply a paragraph format style to text, it will change to that
style, but in the format window it will list it as "Normal + Ariel + etc...."
instead of listing it as my saved style that I applied. Therefore, if I make
a change to my saved style, this text won't update.

2. Sometimes I apply a new style and nothing happens. It remains the current
style.

3. If I managed to clear the style and get it to the default Normal style,
then I am usually able to apply my desired style. HOWEVER, I keep running
into this problem:

When I clear a style, it doesn't go back to the default Normal style. It
will go back to the "Normal + centered" or whatever the alignment currently
is. This means I am back to my number 1. and 2. problems!

[Charles Kenyon]

When you apply a paragraph style to a paragraph, click inside the paragraph
without selecting any text.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/styles.htm

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See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!

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"jen_writer" wrote in message
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Please help! I have three problems when trying to apply styles to
paragraphs:

1. When I apply a paragraph format style to text, it will change to that
style, but in the format window it will list it as "Normal + Ariel +
etc...."
instead of listing it as my saved style that I applied. Therefore, if I
make
a change to my saved style, this text won't update.

2. Sometimes I apply a new style and nothing happens. It remains the
current
style.

3. If I managed to clear the style and get it to the default Normal style,
then I am usually able to apply my desired style. HOWEVER, I keep running
into this problem:

When I clear a style, it doesn't go back to the default Normal style. It
will go back to the "Normal + centered" or whatever the alignment
currently
is. This means I am back to my number 1. and 2. problems!

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Have you tried clearing the check box for "Keep track of formatting" on the
Edit tab of Tools | Options?

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"jen_writer" wrote in message
...
Please help! I have three problems when trying to apply styles to
paragraphs:

1. When I apply a paragraph format style to text, it will change to that
style, but in the format window it will list it as "Normal + Ariel +
etc...."
instead of listing it as my saved style that I applied. Therefore, if I
make
a change to my saved style, this text won't update.

2. Sometimes I apply a new style and nothing happens. It remains the
current
style.

3. If I managed to clear the style and get it to the default Normal style,
then I am usually able to apply my desired style. HOWEVER, I keep running
into this problem:

When I clear a style, it doesn't go back to the default Normal style. It
will go back to the "Normal + centered" or whatever the alignment
currently
is. This means I am back to my number 1. and 2. problems!