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My styles are all messed up
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I thought I knew what I was doing, and was following the instructions for creating styles, but now all my styles are messed up. How do I get back to the original definitions for Normal, Heading 1, etc.? Here's what I was doing: I was trying to define specific headings and paragraphs, based on the default styles but with different colors and fonts (no, I did not directly modify Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.--I created styles based on those styles). Then I was trying to make them numbered headings as well, and Word quit recognizing them as headings--which meant I could not do cross-references to them except as numbered items (not as headings). But then the numbering for my heading 2 did not retain the font information (size, color) of the heading text, although my heading 1 did. So I redefined my headings as regular headings based on Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. again. Now we're at the point that -- even in a brand new file -- Word will not recognize any headings that I create as being headings, so I cannot do cross-references to them. How do I get back to something that works, and how do I keep this mess from happening again? Thanks. |
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My styles are all messed up
You can get back to a factory-fresh Normal.dotm template by following
the instructions in http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm. Once you've done that, recreate your custom styles based on the built-in heading levels. Then set up the numbering by using the gallery on the MultiLevel List button (3rd button in the Paragraph group on the Home ribbon), and choosing one of the list styles that includes "Heading" entries. -- 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. On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:47:02 -0800, PTwriter wrote: Word 2007 I thought I knew what I was doing, and was following the instructions for creating styles, but now all my styles are messed up. How do I get back to the original definitions for Normal, Heading 1, etc.? Here's what I was doing: I was trying to define specific headings and paragraphs, based on the default styles but with different colors and fonts (no, I did not directly modify Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.--I created styles based on those styles). Then I was trying to make them numbered headings as well, and Word quit recognizing them as headings--which meant I could not do cross-references to them except as numbered items (not as headings). But then the numbering for my heading 2 did not retain the font information (size, color) of the heading text, although my heading 1 did. So I redefined my headings as regular headings based on Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. again. Now we're at the point that -- even in a brand new file -- Word will not recognize any headings that I create as being headings, so I cannot do cross-references to them. How do I get back to something that works, and how do I keep this mess from happening again? Thanks. |
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My styles are all messed up
Thanks, Jay! (a little panic is a terrible thing)
My Normal.dotm is back to Normal.dotm, and I will start from the beginning to create a fresh personal template that does not impinge on Normal. "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can get back to a factory-fresh Normal.dotm template by following the instructions in http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm. Once you've done that, recreate your custom styles based on the built-in heading levels. Then set up the numbering by using the gallery on the MultiLevel List button (3rd button in the Paragraph group on the Home ribbon), and choosing one of the list styles that includes "Heading" entries. -- 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. On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:47:02 -0800, PTwriter wrote: Word 2007 I thought I knew what I was doing, and was following the instructions for creating styles, but now all my styles are messed up. How do I get back to the original definitions for Normal, Heading 1, etc.? Here's what I was doing: I was trying to define specific headings and paragraphs, based on the default styles but with different colors and fonts (no, I did not directly modify Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.--I created styles based on those styles). Then I was trying to make them numbered headings as well, and Word quit recognizing them as headings--which meant I could not do cross-references to them except as numbered items (not as headings). But then the numbering for my heading 2 did not retain the font information (size, color) of the heading text, although my heading 1 did. So I redefined my headings as regular headings based on Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. again. Now we're at the point that -- even in a brand new file -- Word will not recognize any headings that I create as being headings, so I cannot do cross-references to them. How do I get back to something that works, and how do I keep this mess from happening again? Thanks. . |
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My styles are all messed up
OK, now I have restored/recreated the original Normal.dotm, and am creating
my template. I create heading styles based on Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. but using my own names. When I try to create cross-references, however, the dialog shows only the original Heading 1, Heading 2, etc., and none of my own customized headings. How do I get cross-references automatically to my own headings? (I believe it worked originally before everything got messed up.) TIA "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can get back to a factory-fresh Normal.dotm template by following the instructions in http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm. Once you've done that, recreate your custom styles based on the built-in heading levels. Then set up the numbering by using the gallery on the MultiLevel List button (3rd button in the Paragraph group on the Home ribbon), and choosing one of the list styles that includes "Heading" entries. -- 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. On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:47:02 -0800, PTwriter wrote: Word 2007 I thought I knew what I was doing, and was following the instructions for creating styles, but now all my styles are messed up. How do I get back to the original definitions for Normal, Heading 1, etc.? Here's what I was doing: I was trying to define specific headings and paragraphs, based on the default styles but with different colors and fonts (no, I did not directly modify Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.--I created styles based on those styles). Then I was trying to make them numbered headings as well, and Word quit recognizing them as headings--which meant I could not do cross-references to them except as numbered items (not as headings). But then the numbering for my heading 2 did not retain the font information (size, color) of the heading text, although my heading 1 did. So I redefined my headings as regular headings based on Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. again. Now we're at the point that -- even in a brand new file -- Word will not recognize any headings that I create as being headings, so I cannot do cross-references to them. How do I get back to something that works, and how do I keep this mess from happening again? Thanks. . |
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My styles are all messed up
p.s.--These are standard headings, not numbered ones. I thought I'd take one
step at a time. Thanks. "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can get back to a factory-fresh Normal.dotm template by following the instructions in http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm. Once you've done that, recreate your custom styles based on the built-in heading levels. Then set up the numbering by using the gallery on the MultiLevel List button (3rd button in the Paragraph group on the Home ribbon), and choosing one of the list styles that includes "Heading" entries. -- 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. On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:47:02 -0800, PTwriter wrote: Word 2007 I thought I knew what I was doing, and was following the instructions for creating styles, but now all my styles are messed up. How do I get back to the original definitions for Normal, Heading 1, etc.? Here's what I was doing: I was trying to define specific headings and paragraphs, based on the default styles but with different colors and fonts (no, I did not directly modify Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.--I created styles based on those styles). Then I was trying to make them numbered headings as well, and Word quit recognizing them as headings--which meant I could not do cross-references to them except as numbered items (not as headings). But then the numbering for my heading 2 did not retain the font information (size, color) of the heading text, although my heading 1 did. So I redefined my headings as regular headings based on Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. again. Now we're at the point that -- even in a brand new file -- Word will not recognize any headings that I create as being headings, so I cannot do cross-references to them. How do I get back to something that works, and how do I keep this mess from happening again? Thanks. . |
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My styles are all messed up
In this connection, the cross-reference dialog shows only the built-in
headings, numbered items (which would include any custom heading styles that had auto numbering), and bookmarks. If you choose not to use the built-in heading styles and are not applying numbering to your user-defined heading styles, then you will have to manually bookmark your headings. It would make much more sense to use the built-in heading styles, modified as appropriate for a given document. This is just one advantage of using the built-in styles; see http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...ingStyles.html -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "PTwriter" wrote in message ... OK, now I have restored/recreated the original Normal.dotm, and am creating my template. I create heading styles based on Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. but using my own names. When I try to create cross-references, however, the dialog shows only the original Heading 1, Heading 2, etc., and none of my own customized headings. How do I get cross-references automatically to my own headings? (I believe it worked originally before everything got messed up.) TIA "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can get back to a factory-fresh Normal.dotm template by following the instructions in http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm. Once you've done that, recreate your custom styles based on the built-in heading levels. Then set up the numbering by using the gallery on the MultiLevel List button (3rd button in the Paragraph group on the Home ribbon), and choosing one of the list styles that includes "Heading" entries. -- 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. On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:47:02 -0800, PTwriter wrote: Word 2007 I thought I knew what I was doing, and was following the instructions for creating styles, but now all my styles are messed up. How do I get back to the original definitions for Normal, Heading 1, etc.? Here's what I was doing: I was trying to define specific headings and paragraphs, based on the default styles but with different colors and fonts (no, I did not directly modify Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.--I created styles based on those styles). Then I was trying to make them numbered headings as well, and Word quit recognizing them as headings--which meant I could not do cross-references to them except as numbered items (not as headings). But then the numbering for my heading 2 did not retain the font information (size, color) of the heading text, although my heading 1 did. So I redefined my headings as regular headings based on Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. again. Now we're at the point that -- even in a brand new file -- Word will not recognize any headings that I create as being headings, so I cannot do cross-references to them. How do I get back to something that works, and how do I keep this mess from happening again? Thanks. . |
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My styles are all messed up
Thanks. I was afraid that would be the answer. (I wanted to use my own names
for the headings, to make it easier on later writers for the same/similar projects.) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In this connection, the cross-reference dialog shows only the built-in headings, numbered items (which would include any custom heading styles that had auto numbering), and bookmarks. If you choose not to use the built-in heading styles and are not applying numbering to your user-defined heading styles, then you will have to manually bookmark your headings. It would make much more sense to use the built-in heading styles, modified as appropriate for a given document. This is just one advantage of using the built-in styles; see http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...ingStyles.html -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "PTwriter" wrote in message ... OK, now I have restored/recreated the original Normal.dotm, and am creating my template. I create heading styles based on Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. but using my own names. When I try to create cross-references, however, the dialog shows only the original Heading 1, Heading 2, etc., and none of my own customized headings. How do I get cross-references automatically to my own headings? (I believe it worked originally before everything got messed up.) TIA "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can get back to a factory-fresh Normal.dotm template by following the instructions in http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm. Once you've done that, recreate your custom styles based on the built-in heading levels. Then set up the numbering by using the gallery on the MultiLevel List button (3rd button in the Paragraph group on the Home ribbon), and choosing one of the list styles that includes "Heading" entries. -- 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. On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:47:02 -0800, PTwriter wrote: Word 2007 I thought I knew what I was doing, and was following the instructions for creating styles, but now all my styles are messed up. How do I get back to the original definitions for Normal, Heading 1, etc.? Here's what I was doing: I was trying to define specific headings and paragraphs, based on the default styles but with different colors and fonts (no, I did not directly modify Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.--I created styles based on those styles). Then I was trying to make them numbered headings as well, and Word quit recognizing them as headings--which meant I could not do cross-references to them except as numbered items (not as headings). But then the numbering for my heading 2 did not retain the font information (size, color) of the heading text, although my heading 1 did. So I redefined my headings as regular headings based on Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. again. Now we're at the point that -- even in a brand new file -- Word will not recognize any headings that I create as being headings, so I cannot do cross-references to them. How do I get back to something that works, and how do I keep this mess from happening again? Thanks. . . |
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My styles are all messed up
If that's all you want, then define aliases for the built-in headings.
In the Quick Style display in the ribbon or in the Styles pane (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S), right-click a built-in style and choose Modify. In the Name box, after the built-in name, type a comma and the alias you want to use; change any other attributes you want, and then click OK. For example, if you want to use Heading 1 for procedure names, modify the Heading 1 style so its name box says Heading 1,Procedure Name The alias will appear in the Quick Style display. On Sat, 5 Dec 2009 11:57:02 -0800, PTwriter wrote: Thanks. I was afraid that would be the answer. (I wanted to use my own names for the headings, to make it easier on later writers for the same/similar projects.) "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In this connection, the cross-reference dialog shows only the built-in headings, numbered items (which would include any custom heading styles that had auto numbering), and bookmarks. If you choose not to use the built-in heading styles and are not applying numbering to your user-defined heading styles, then you will have to manually bookmark your headings. It would make much more sense to use the built-in heading styles, modified as appropriate for a given document. This is just one advantage of using the built-in styles; see http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...ingStyles.html -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "PTwriter" wrote in message ... OK, now I have restored/recreated the original Normal.dotm, and am creating my template. I create heading styles based on Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. but using my own names. When I try to create cross-references, however, the dialog shows only the original Heading 1, Heading 2, etc., and none of my own customized headings. How do I get cross-references automatically to my own headings? (I believe it worked originally before everything got messed up.) TIA "Jay Freedman" wrote: You can get back to a factory-fresh Normal.dotm template by following the instructions in http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm. Once you've done that, recreate your custom styles based on the built-in heading levels. Then set up the numbering by using the gallery on the MultiLevel List button (3rd button in the Paragraph group on the Home ribbon), and choosing one of the list styles that includes "Heading" entries. -- 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. On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:47:02 -0800, PTwriter wrote: Word 2007 I thought I knew what I was doing, and was following the instructions for creating styles, but now all my styles are messed up. How do I get back to the original definitions for Normal, Heading 1, etc.? Here's what I was doing: I was trying to define specific headings and paragraphs, based on the default styles but with different colors and fonts (no, I did not directly modify Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.--I created styles based on those styles). Then I was trying to make them numbered headings as well, and Word quit recognizing them as headings--which meant I could not do cross-references to them except as numbered items (not as headings). But then the numbering for my heading 2 did not retain the font information (size, color) of the heading text, although my heading 1 did. So I redefined my headings as regular headings based on Heading 1, Heading 2, etc. again. Now we're at the point that -- even in a brand new file -- Word will not recognize any headings that I create as being headings, so I cannot do cross-references to them. How do I get back to something that works, and how do I keep this mess from happening again? Thanks. . . |
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