[Helen]

Hi,

Looked for an answer on the board and could not find one. Could someone
please tell me why sometimes Word adds the word "Style" in front of the name
of a style that has been modified?

Thank you.

[Klaus Linke]

"Helen" wrote:
Hi,

Looked for an answer on the board and could not find one.
Could someone please tell me why sometimes Word adds
the word "Style" in front of the name of a style that has been
modified?

Thank you.


Hi Helen,

It doesn't ;-)

The pane is called "Styles and Formatting", and if you have "Tools Options
Edit Keep track of formatting" checked, it will also show manual
formatting that you applied.

The styles have a ¶ on the right (for paragraph styles), or ª (for a
character style).

Manual formatting shows nothing.

But if you select some manual formatting and then "modify" that (from the
drop-down/context menu in the pane), you create a style, and Word adds the
word "Style".

Often, it's suggested to uncheck "Keep track of formatting" to get rid of
the "problem".
IMO, the best solution is to avoid manual formatting, and you have to see it
to do that.
So I keep it turned on, and apply a proper style in case I see manual
formatting in the "Styles and Formatting" pane.

Regards,
Klaus

[Helen]

Klaus,

Thank you sincerely for your explanation; it is crystal-clear and makes a
lot of sense!

Hélène

"Klaus Linke" wrote:

"Helen" wrote:
Hi,

Looked for an answer on the board and could not find one.
Could someone please tell me why sometimes Word adds
the word "Style" in front of the name of a style that has been
modified?

Thank you.


Hi Helen,

It doesn't ;-)

The pane is called "Styles and Formatting", and if you have "Tools Options
Edit Keep track of formatting" checked, it will also show manual
formatting that you applied.

The styles have a ¶ on the right (for paragraph styles), or ª (for a
character style).

Manual formatting shows nothing.

But if you select some manual formatting and then "modify" that (from the
drop-down/context menu in the pane), you create a style, and Word adds the
word "Style".

Often, it's suggested to uncheck "Keep track of formatting" to get rid of
the "problem".
IMO, the best solution is to avoid manual formatting, and you have to see it
to do that.
So I keep it turned on, and apply a proper style in case I see manual
formatting in the "Styles and Formatting" pane.

Regards,
Klaus