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Changing a style
You can add a Redefine Style button to a toolbar (it works pretty much the
same as the other options except for slightly different Undo ramifications). But "Prompt to update style" should work for you (that is, it gives you the dialog asking what you want to do). It's possible it doesn't work unless you also clear the box for "Keep track of formatting." Also, note that you cannot update Normal style this way; that can be done only be opening the actual Modify Style dialog. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Francis Hookham" wrote in message ... Thanks but it is strange that On the Edit tab of Tools | Options, check the box for "Prompt to update style." does not work for me. The alternative But note that if you use the Styles and Formatting task pane, it's even easier to click "Update to Match Selection" for the style. is fine if you want to have the Styles and Formatting task pane taking up so much space! Is there VBA for "Update to Match Selection"? I should prefer to use a macro. Thanks Francis Hookham "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... On the Edit tab of Tools | Options, check the box for "Prompt to update style." But note that if you use the Styles and Formatting task pane, it's even easier to click "Update to Match Selection" for the style. You can even change the formatting of another style to the formatting of the current selection this way, something that could not be done in previous versions. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Francis Hookham" wrote in message ... Using Word 2000 and 2002 I can name a new style by typing the new style's name in the style box and pressing Return. (2002 unnecessarily suggests a name) Subsequently the easiest way to make a change to an existing style in 2000 is to make the change in a paragraph and then click in the style box and press Return which brings up a dialog box asking to confirmation of the change (the default) or reverting back. Since I normally want the change, a second Return confirms the change throughout the document. (Normal seems to be the one style where this method does not work. Annoyingly 2002 does not seem to have this simple quick way of facilitating changes to styles. .or have I missed a default setting? (Maybe I shall have to write a macro to do the trick.) Francis Hookham |
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