I am using (or trying to use) Word 2002 to build a number of documents that
are based on a template containing many user-defined styles. I have created
toolbar buttons that apply these styles.

In my documents I notice that new styles are being created spontaneously.
For example: One style is called "Project 6 Body Text." I will periodically
check my Styles and Formatting task pane only to find several other styles
called "Project 6 Body Text Char" and "Project 6 Body Text Char Char" and
"Project 6 Body Text Char Char Char." In fact, I sometimes get more than one
instance of the original style, and today a new style REPLACED my original!
When I try to delete these self-created styles, I discover that Word has
applied these styles without my knowing it. The formatting of my document
reverts to Normal Style and screws up everything.

I have no boxes checked that automatically update any styles. Where are
these styles coming from and how do I stop them from appearing. This is
maddening not to mention enormously time-consuming!

See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=902064

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


tspam wrote:
I am using (or trying to use) Word 2002 to build a number of
documents that are based on a template containing many user-defined
styles. I have created toolbar buttons that apply these styles.

In my documents I notice that new styles are being created
spontaneously. For example: One style is called "Project 6 Body
Text." I will periodically check my Styles and Formatting task pane
only to find several other styles called "Project 6 Body Text Char"
and "Project 6 Body Text Char Char" and "Project 6 Body Text Char
Char Char." In fact, I sometimes get more than one instance of the
original style, and today a new style REPLACED my original! When I
try to delete these self-created styles, I discover that Word has
applied these styles without my knowing it. The formatting of my
document reverts to Normal Style and screws up everything.

I have no boxes checked that automatically update any styles. Where
are these styles coming from and how do I stop them from appearing.
This is maddening not to mention enormously time-consuming!