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quick styles in word 2007
Hi,
I have a document with 10 or so styles that I work with regularly. In word 2003 and before there is a drop-down list of styles which I can use to just select the style for the current paragraph, which is nice and easy. however, in word 2007 this seems to have been replaced by the "quick styles" toolbar which contains the standard built-in styles (which I don't use). I spent about 1/2 an hour changing this to have my styles in it but the next time I came to use the word it was all set back again (or maybe the quick styles list is stored per document - I don't know) at the moment, the only way I can easily select the styles for paragraphs as I'm editing the document is to have the styles window open on the right hand side of the document the whole time. so what i'm looking for is a way to either (a) show the drop down styles list like previous versions of word, or (b) have the quick styles toolbar show the styles that are defined in the document rather than the microsoft built in ones thanks Andy |
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"Andy Fish" wrote in message
... Hi, I have a document with 10 or so styles that I work with regularly. In word 2003 and before there is a drop-down list of styles which I can use to just select the style for the current paragraph, which is nice and easy. however, in word 2007 this seems to have been replaced by the "quick styles" toolbar which contains the standard built-in styles (which I don't use). I spent about 1/2 an hour changing this to have my styles in it but the next time I came to use the word it was all set back again (or maybe the quick styles list is stored per document - I don't know) at the moment, the only way I can easily select the styles for paragraphs as I'm editing the document is to have the styles window open on the right hand side of the document the whole time. so what i'm looking for is a way to either (a) show the drop down styles list like previous versions of word, or (b) have the quick styles toolbar show the styles that are defined in the document rather than the microsoft built in ones You can add the old Style box to the Quick Access Toolbar, via Office button | Word Options, Customize category. Under "Choose commands from," pick "Commands Not in the Ribbon" and locate the Style command (the screen tip shows StyleGalleryClassic). Click the Add button to display it on the QAT. When you are done, click OK to close the dialog box. As you've noticed, when you create a so-called Quick Style it is created for the current document only. You can add it to the template by modifying the style, making sure to choose the "New documents based on this template" option before clicking OK. To modify a style: Right-click its name in the Styles pane (or in the Styles group of the Home ribbon), and choose Modify from the context menu. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP |
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Note, however, that the Styles dropdown shows way more styles than most
people are interested in *and* shows them graphically (and there's no option to change the latter). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... "Andy Fish" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a document with 10 or so styles that I work with regularly. In word 2003 and before there is a drop-down list of styles which I can use to just select the style for the current paragraph, which is nice and easy. however, in word 2007 this seems to have been replaced by the "quick styles" toolbar which contains the standard built-in styles (which I don't use). I spent about 1/2 an hour changing this to have my styles in it but the next time I came to use the word it was all set back again (or maybe the quick styles list is stored per document - I don't know) at the moment, the only way I can easily select the styles for paragraphs as I'm editing the document is to have the styles window open on the right hand side of the document the whole time. so what i'm looking for is a way to either (a) show the drop down styles list like previous versions of word, or (b) have the quick styles toolbar show the styles that are defined in the document rather than the microsoft built in ones You can add the old Style box to the Quick Access Toolbar, via Office button | Word Options, Customize category. Under "Choose commands from," pick "Commands Not in the Ribbon" and locate the Style command (the screen tip shows StyleGalleryClassic). Click the Add button to display it on the QAT. When you are done, click OK to close the dialog box. As you've noticed, when you create a so-called Quick Style it is created for the current document only. You can add it to the template by modifying the style, making sure to choose the "New documents based on this template" option before clicking OK. To modify a style: Right-click its name in the Styles pane (or in the Styles group of the Home ribbon), and choose Modify from the context menu. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP |
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thanks for the tip.
Because I have pruned out most of the unnecessary styles from my document, it only seems to show the ones I want so this works for me though why there isn't a simple way to do this with the quick style gallery is a mystery. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Note, however, that the Styles dropdown shows way more styles than most people are interested in *and* shows them graphically (and there's no option to change the latter). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... "Andy Fish" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a document with 10 or so styles that I work with regularly. In word 2003 and before there is a drop-down list of styles which I can use to just select the style for the current paragraph, which is nice and easy. however, in word 2007 this seems to have been replaced by the "quick styles" toolbar which contains the standard built-in styles (which I don't use). I spent about 1/2 an hour changing this to have my styles in it but the next time I came to use the word it was all set back again (or maybe the quick styles list is stored per document - I don't know) at the moment, the only way I can easily select the styles for paragraphs as I'm editing the document is to have the styles window open on the right hand side of the document the whole time. so what i'm looking for is a way to either (a) show the drop down styles list like previous versions of word, or (b) have the quick styles toolbar show the styles that are defined in the document rather than the microsoft built in ones You can add the old Style box to the Quick Access Toolbar, via Office button | Word Options, Customize category. Under "Choose commands from," pick "Commands Not in the Ribbon" and locate the Style command (the screen tip shows StyleGalleryClassic). Click the Add button to display it on the QAT. When you are done, click OK to close the dialog box. As you've noticed, when you create a so-called Quick Style it is created for the current document only. You can add it to the template by modifying the style, making sure to choose the "New documents based on this template" option before clicking OK. To modify a style: Right-click its name in the Styles pane (or in the Styles group of the Home ribbon), and choose Modify from the context menu. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP |
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You can save your styles as quick style set and save your template with that
style set as the default. You can also stop users from switching themes/quick style sets in your template. "Andy Fish" wrote in message ... thanks for the tip. Because I have pruned out most of the unnecessary styles from my document, it only seems to show the ones I want so this works for me though why there isn't a simple way to do this with the quick style gallery is a mystery. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Note, however, that the Styles dropdown shows way more styles than most people are interested in *and* shows them graphically (and there's no option to change the latter). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... "Andy Fish" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a document with 10 or so styles that I work with regularly. In word 2003 and before there is a drop-down list of styles which I can use to just select the style for the current paragraph, which is nice and easy. however, in word 2007 this seems to have been replaced by the "quick styles" toolbar which contains the standard built-in styles (which I don't use). I spent about 1/2 an hour changing this to have my styles in it but the next time I came to use the word it was all set back again (or maybe the quick styles list is stored per document - I don't know) at the moment, the only way I can easily select the styles for paragraphs as I'm editing the document is to have the styles window open on the right hand side of the document the whole time. so what i'm looking for is a way to either (a) show the drop down styles list like previous versions of word, or (b) have the quick styles toolbar show the styles that are defined in the document rather than the microsoft built in ones You can add the old Style box to the Quick Access Toolbar, via Office button | Word Options, Customize category. Under "Choose commands from," pick "Commands Not in the Ribbon" and locate the Style command (the screen tip shows StyleGalleryClassic). Click the Add button to display it on the QAT. When you are done, click OK to close the dialog box. As you've noticed, when you create a so-called Quick Style it is created for the current document only. You can add it to the template by modifying the style, making sure to choose the "New documents based on this template" option before clicking OK. To modify a style: Right-click its name in the Styles pane (or in the Styles group of the Home ribbon), and choose Modify from the context menu. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP |
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I saw the same in a Word 2003 document, in which only the "Styles in use"
were displayed, but in a new blank document, there's an endless display of table styles that takes up quite a lot of space. I would still prefer to have the option of having the styles listed in plain text, however. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Andy Fish" wrote in message ... thanks for the tip. Because I have pruned out most of the unnecessary styles from my document, it only seems to show the ones I want so this works for me though why there isn't a simple way to do this with the quick style gallery is a mystery. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Note, however, that the Styles dropdown shows way more styles than most people are interested in *and* shows them graphically (and there's no option to change the latter). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... "Andy Fish" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a document with 10 or so styles that I work with regularly. In word 2003 and before there is a drop-down list of styles which I can use to just select the style for the current paragraph, which is nice and easy. however, in word 2007 this seems to have been replaced by the "quick styles" toolbar which contains the standard built-in styles (which I don't use). I spent about 1/2 an hour changing this to have my styles in it but the next time I came to use the word it was all set back again (or maybe the quick styles list is stored per document - I don't know) at the moment, the only way I can easily select the styles for paragraphs as I'm editing the document is to have the styles window open on the right hand side of the document the whole time. so what i'm looking for is a way to either (a) show the drop down styles list like previous versions of word, or (b) have the quick styles toolbar show the styles that are defined in the document rather than the microsoft built in ones You can add the old Style box to the Quick Access Toolbar, via Office button | Word Options, Customize category. Under "Choose commands from," pick "Commands Not in the Ribbon" and locate the Style command (the screen tip shows StyleGalleryClassic). Click the Add button to display it on the QAT. When you are done, click OK to close the dialog box. As you've noticed, when you create a so-called Quick Style it is created for the current document only. You can add it to the template by modifying the style, making sure to choose the "New documents based on this template" option before clicking OK. To modify a style: Right-click its name in the Styles pane (or in the Styles group of the Home ribbon), and choose Modify from the context menu. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP |
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Not sure of your plain text option (although I believe it is there), but you
can solve the dropdown issue with the Manage Styles option. Hide those styles you don't want, make visible those you do and give values (10, 1, 3, 4 ) and so on - then when you set that as the recommended style set and save the quick style set with a Quick Style name and save it as a template and/or default that is what you will see in the dropdown. Of course, like all things worthwhile it requires one to spend a little time and effort in set up. So far I have no complaints with the Quick Styles and Manage Styles options. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I saw the same in a Word 2003 document, in which only the "Styles in use" were displayed, but in a new blank document, there's an endless display of table styles that takes up quite a lot of space. I would still prefer to have the option of having the styles listed in plain text, however. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Andy Fish" wrote in message ... thanks for the tip. Because I have pruned out most of the unnecessary styles from my document, it only seems to show the ones I want so this works for me though why there isn't a simple way to do this with the quick style gallery is a mystery. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Note, however, that the Styles dropdown shows way more styles than most people are interested in *and* shows them graphically (and there's no option to change the latter). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... "Andy Fish" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a document with 10 or so styles that I work with regularly. In word 2003 and before there is a drop-down list of styles which I can use to just select the style for the current paragraph, which is nice and easy. however, in word 2007 this seems to have been replaced by the "quick styles" toolbar which contains the standard built-in styles (which I don't use). I spent about 1/2 an hour changing this to have my styles in it but the next time I came to use the word it was all set back again (or maybe the quick styles list is stored per document - I don't know) at the moment, the only way I can easily select the styles for paragraphs as I'm editing the document is to have the styles window open on the right hand side of the document the whole time. so what i'm looking for is a way to either (a) show the drop down styles list like previous versions of word, or (b) have the quick styles toolbar show the styles that are defined in the document rather than the microsoft built in ones You can add the old Style box to the Quick Access Toolbar, via Office button | Word Options, Customize category. Under "Choose commands from," pick "Commands Not in the Ribbon" and locate the Style command (the screen tip shows StyleGalleryClassic). Click the Add button to display it on the QAT. When you are done, click OK to close the dialog box. As you've noticed, when you create a so-called Quick Style it is created for the current document only. You can add it to the template by modifying the style, making sure to choose the "New documents based on this template" option before clicking OK. To modify a style: Right-click its name in the Styles pane (or in the Styles group of the Home ribbon), and choose Modify from the context menu. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP |
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Hi Andy,
As Jules mentioned you can save customized Quick Style Sets in .dotx templates 1. From Home=Styles=Change Styles=Style Set use 'Save as Quick Style set' and give your new style set a name, such as Andy's Quick Style Set 2. Go back to Home=Styles=Change Styles=Style Set and select your new Style set. 3. In the Quick Style gallery right click any style you don't want included and Remove it from the Gallery. 4. Repeat Step 1 to save your changes. 5. Use Home tab=Styles=Change Styles=Set as Default When you restart Word your selections should be what populates the gallery. ============ "Andy Fish" wrote in message ... thanks for the tip. Because I have pruned out most of the unnecessary styles from my document, it only seems to show the ones I want so this works for me though why there isn't a simple way to do this with the quick style gallery is a mystery. -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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