[PamC via OfficeKB.com]

You_can_ resolve incorrect formatting caused by table styles in which font
formatting has been set:

When using W2003, by selecting the table and clearing the character and
paragraph formatting (Ctrl+spacebar and Ctrl+Q) and applying the unmodified
table grid style. The unmodified table grid description should be similar to
Table Normal + Box: (Single solid line, auto, 0.5 pt line width). If it is
not unmodified, deleting it will causer Word to return it to its default
state.Tables styles are a good and fast way of applying several decorative
elements (shading, banded rows and columns, fancy borders) and other useful
settings such as heading rows repeat and keep with next for the heading row.
Use paragraph styles to format the text. Four paragraph styles€”table headings,
table text, and table bullet levels€” should be enough.

When using W2007, by moving the fonts settings in the normal style to
document defaults, leaving the normal's description something like Font:
(Default) +Body, Left, Widow/Orphan control, Style: Quick Style. The font
settings in the table style should now work as intended. OR by using the
method described for W2003.

Pam