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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Todd" wrote in message
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I must have changed a setting in Word XP. My laptop is automatically
changing my entire document when I make small format changes to just a few
words. The documents I'm working with are based on a template. Here is
my
dilemma... when I change a few words in the document to become Bold, it
changes all of the document to become bolded. If I center a single line,
it
centers everything else. I copied the file to my desktop and I don't
experience the same problem. I guess I changed a setting on the laptop
and
I can't find where to turn off the feature to save my life! Can someone
point me in the right direction? Thanks!!!

Todd