As Victor Meldrew would say, 'I don't believe it!'

I've just spent a couple of days getting to grips with formatting text and
headings using Styles (with the fantastic help of this web site) and now I've
installed Office 2003 I don't know how to do it! It looks totally different
to Word 2000!

Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a document based on a template. I
decided I wanted to change the font in the document and update the template
at the same time. I've tried three times to do this but the document styles
remain the same.

Can someone tell me how to go about this in 2003?
--


Many thanks
JD

Hi, Jackie. That's why I still use Word 2000 to do a lot of my formatting,
particularly when creating styles. However, in 2003, we have the formatting
and styles task pane. Change some text of a style, then right-click the
style name and choose "Update to match current selection". That should help.
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com


"Jackie D" wrote in message
...
As Victor Meldrew would say, 'I don't believe it!'

I've just spent a couple of days getting to grips with formatting text and
headings using Styles (with the fantastic help of this web site) and now
I've
installed Office 2003 I don't know how to do it! It looks totally
different
to Word 2000!

Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a document based on a template. I
decided I wanted to change the font in the document and update the
template
at the same time. I've tried three times to do this but the document
styles
remain the same.

Can someone tell me how to go about this in 2003?
--


Many thanks
JD

Hi Anne

Maybe I'm tired (or perhaps I've had too much wine) but I don't think I
fully understand what you're suggesting I do. Where do I change the text of a
style? In the task pane or in the text within the document?

PS You say you still use Word 2000 to do your styles? Does that mean you are
running Word 2000 AND 2003?
--


Many thanks
JD


"Anne Troy" wrote:

Hi, Jackie. That's why I still use Word 2000 to do a lot of my formatting,
particularly when creating styles. However, in 2003, we have the formatting
and styles task pane. Change some text of a style, then right-click the
style name and choose "Update to match current selection". That should help.
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com


"Jackie D" wrote in message
...
As Victor Meldrew would say, 'I don't believe it!'

I've just spent a couple of days getting to grips with formatting text and
headings using Styles (with the fantastic help of this web site) and now
I've
installed Office 2003 I don't know how to do it! It looks totally
different
to Word 2000!

Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a document based on a template. I
decided I wanted to change the font in the document and update the
template
at the same time. I've tried three times to do this but the document
styles
remain the same.

Can someone tell me how to go about this in 2003?
--


Many thanks
JD

I choose some text in my document that has the style applied. I edit the
format. Then, I right-click the style name in the task pane, and choose
"Update..." And, yes. I run Office 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003 all on one WinXP
computer. Sounds like you're possibly wondering how, so here you go:
http://www.officearticles.com/misc/b...oft_office.htm
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com


"Jackie D" wrote in message
...
Hi Anne

Maybe I'm tired (or perhaps I've had too much wine) but I don't think I
fully understand what you're suggesting I do. Where do I change the text
of a
style? In the task pane or in the text within the document?

PS You say you still use Word 2000 to do your styles? Does that mean you
are
running Word 2000 AND 2003?
--


Many thanks
JD


"Anne Troy" wrote:

Hi, Jackie. That's why I still use Word 2000 to do a lot of my
formatting,
particularly when creating styles. However, in 2003, we have the
formatting
and styles task pane. Change some text of a style, then right-click the
style name and choose "Update to match current selection". That should
help.
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com


"Jackie D" wrote in message
...
As Victor Meldrew would say, 'I don't believe it!'

I've just spent a couple of days getting to grips with formatting text
and
headings using Styles (with the fantastic help of this web site) and
now
I've
installed Office 2003 I don't know how to do it! It looks totally
different
to Word 2000!

Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a document based on a template. I
decided I wanted to change the font in the document and update the
template
at the same time. I've tried three times to do this but the document
styles
remain the same.

Can someone tell me how to go about this in 2003?
--


Many thanks
JD

There is no essential difference between the formatting options in 2000 and
2003 - merely the dialog access is different. You can access the styles you
want to change from the style task pane Format Styles & Formatting. Right
click the style you want to change and select 'modify'. Check the 'add to
template' box to update the template or the changes will apply only to the
document. Save the template when prompted.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jackie D wrote:
As Victor Meldrew would say, 'I don't believe it!'

I've just spent a couple of days getting to grips with formatting
text and headings using Styles (with the fantastic help of this web
site) and now I've installed Office 2003 I don't know how to do it!
It looks totally different to Word 2000!

Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a document based on a template. I
decided I wanted to change the font in the document and update the
template at the same time. I've tried three times to do this but the
document styles remain the same.

Can someone tell me how to go about this in 2003?

Now I understand. Thanks. And for the link.
--


Many thanks
JD


"Anne Troy" wrote:

I choose some text in my document that has the style applied. I edit the
format. Then, I right-click the style name in the task pane, and choose
"Update..." And, yes. I run Office 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003 all on one WinXP
computer. Sounds like you're possibly wondering how, so here you go:
http://www.officearticles.com/misc/b...oft_office.htm
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com


"Jackie D" wrote in message
...
Hi Anne

Maybe I'm tired (or perhaps I've had too much wine) but I don't think I
fully understand what you're suggesting I do. Where do I change the text
of a
style? In the task pane or in the text within the document?

PS You say you still use Word 2000 to do your styles? Does that mean you
are
running Word 2000 AND 2003?
--


Many thanks
JD


"Anne Troy" wrote:

Hi, Jackie. That's why I still use Word 2000 to do a lot of my
formatting,
particularly when creating styles. However, in 2003, we have the
formatting
and styles task pane. Change some text of a style, then right-click the
style name and choose "Update to match current selection". That should
help.
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com


"Jackie D" wrote in message
...
As Victor Meldrew would say, 'I don't believe it!'

I've just spent a couple of days getting to grips with formatting text
and
headings using Styles (with the fantastic help of this web site) and
now
I've
installed Office 2003 I don't know how to do it! It looks totally
different
to Word 2000!

Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a document based on a template. I
decided I wanted to change the font in the document and update the
template
at the same time. I've tried three times to do this but the document
styles
remain the same.

Can someone tell me how to go about this in 2003?
--


Many thanks
JD

Thanks for the clarification, Graham. 2003 looks a bit daunting...
--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

There is no essential difference between the formatting options in 2000 and
2003 - merely the dialog access is different. You can access the styles you
want to change from the style task pane Format Styles & Formatting. Right
click the style you want to change and select 'modify'. Check the 'add to
template' box to update the template or the changes will apply only to the
document. Save the template when prompted.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jackie D wrote:
As Victor Meldrew would say, 'I don't believe it!'

I've just spent a couple of days getting to grips with formatting
text and headings using Styles (with the fantastic help of this web
site) and now I've installed Office 2003 I don't know how to do it!
It looks totally different to Word 2000!

Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a document based on a template. I
decided I wanted to change the font in the document and update the
template at the same time. I've tried three times to do this but the
document styles remain the same.

Can someone tell me how to go about this in 2003?

If you could drive Word 2000, Word 2003 shouldn't present many problems.
Those that you discover you can always ask about here

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jackie D wrote:
Thanks for the clarification, Graham. 2003 looks a bit daunting...

There is no essential difference between the formatting options in
2000 and 2003 - merely the dialog access is different. You can
access the styles you want to change from the style task pane Format
Styles & Formatting. Right click the style you want to change and
select 'modify'. Check the 'add to template' box to update the
template or the changes will apply only to the document. Save the
template when prompted.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jackie D wrote:
As Victor Meldrew would say, 'I don't believe it!'

I've just spent a couple of days getting to grips with formatting
text and headings using Styles (with the fantastic help of this web
site) and now I've installed Office 2003 I don't know how to do it!
It looks totally different to Word 2000!

Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a document based on a
template. I decided I wanted to change the font in the document and
update the template at the same time. I've tried three times to do
this but the document styles remain the same.

Can someone tell me how to go about this in 2003?

It's certainly an idea wirth considering. I think Word 2000 Format Styles
function is more user friendly. But maybe that's because I'm not used to 2003
yet. Thanks for the help. Invaluable as always...
--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

If you could drive Word 2000, Word 2003 shouldn't present many problems.
Those that you discover you can always ask about here

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jackie D wrote:
Thanks for the clarification, Graham. 2003 looks a bit daunting...

There is no essential difference between the formatting options in
2000 and 2003 - merely the dialog access is different. You can
access the styles you want to change from the style task pane Format
Styles & Formatting. Right click the style you want to change and
select 'modify'. Check the 'add to template' box to update the
template or the changes will apply only to the document. Save the
template when prompted.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jackie D wrote:
As Victor Meldrew would say, 'I don't believe it!'

I've just spent a couple of days getting to grips with formatting
text and headings using Styles (with the fantastic help of this web
site) and now I've installed Office 2003 I don't know how to do it!
It looks totally different to Word 2000!

Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a document based on a
template. I decided I wanted to change the font in the document and
update the template at the same time. I've tried three times to do
this but the document styles remain the same.

Can someone tell me how to go about this in 2003?

You can put a button on the toolbar to access the old Format 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.

"Jackie D" wrote in message
...
It's certainly an idea wirth considering. I think Word 2000 Format Styles
function is more user friendly. But maybe that's because I'm not used to
2003
yet. Thanks for the help. Invaluable as always...
--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

If you could drive Word 2000, Word 2003 shouldn't present many problems.
Those that you discover you can always ask about here

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jackie D wrote:
Thanks for the clarification, Graham. 2003 looks a bit daunting...

There is no essential difference between the formatting options in
2000 and 2003 - merely the dialog access is different. You can
access the styles you want to change from the style task pane Format
Styles & Formatting. Right click the style you want to change and
select 'modify'. Check the 'add to template' box to update the
template or the changes will apply only to the document. Save the
template when prompted.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jackie D wrote:
As Victor Meldrew would say, 'I don't believe it!'

I've just spent a couple of days getting to grips with formatting
text and headings using Styles (with the fantastic help of this web
site) and now I've installed Office 2003 I don't know how to do it!
It looks totally different to Word 2000!

Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a document based on a
template. I decided I wanted to change the font in the document and
update the template at the same time. I've tried three times to do
this but the document styles remain the same.

Can someone tell me how to go about this in 2003?

I'm getting the impression many people think it's a good idea to have Word
2000 on the same pc in order to access the old style formatting?

How would I go about putting an icon on the toolbar to access the old style
formatting?
--


Many thanks
JD


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can put a button on the toolbar to access the old Format 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.

"Jackie D" wrote in message
...
It's certainly an idea wirth considering. I think Word 2000 Format Styles
function is more user friendly. But maybe that's because I'm not used to
2003
yet. Thanks for the help. Invaluable as always...
--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

If you could drive Word 2000, Word 2003 shouldn't present many problems.
Those that you discover you can always ask about here

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jackie D wrote:
Thanks for the clarification, Graham. 2003 looks a bit daunting...

There is no essential difference between the formatting options in
2000 and 2003 - merely the dialog access is different. You can
access the styles you want to change from the style task pane Format
Styles & Formatting. Right click the style you want to change and
select 'modify'. Check the 'add to template' box to update the
template or the changes will apply only to the document. Save the
template when prompted.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jackie D wrote:
As Victor Meldrew would say, 'I don't believe it!'

I've just spent a couple of days getting to grips with formatting
text and headings using Styles (with the fantastic help of this web
site) and now I've installed Office 2003 I don't know how to do it!
It looks totally different to Word 2000!

Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a document based on a
template. I decided I wanted to change the font in the document and
update the template at the same time. I've tried three times to do
this but the document styles remain the same.

Can someone tell me how to go about this in 2003?

Try this, Jackie:
Tools--Customize.
Go to the Commands tab, and choose All.
Scroll down on the right to FormatStyleModify and drag that up onto your
toolbar.
Close the Customize dialog.
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com


"Jackie D" wrote in message
...
I'm getting the impression many people think it's a good idea to have Word
2000 on the same pc in order to access the old style formatting?

How would I go about putting an icon on the toolbar to access the old
style
formatting?
--


Many thanks
JD


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can put a button on the toolbar to access the old Format 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.

"Jackie D" wrote in message
...
It's certainly an idea wirth considering. I think Word 2000 Format
Styles
function is more user friendly. But maybe that's because I'm not used
to
2003
yet. Thanks for the help. Invaluable as always...
--


Many thanks
JD


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

If you could drive Word 2000, Word 2003 shouldn't present many
problems.
Those that you discover you can always ask about here

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jackie D wrote:
Thanks for the clarification, Graham. 2003 looks a bit daunting...

There is no essential difference between the formatting options
in
2000 and 2003 - merely the dialog access is different. You can
access the styles you want to change from the style task pane
Format
Styles & Formatting. Right click the style you want to change
and
select 'modify'. Check the 'add to template' box to update the
template or the changes will apply only to the document. Save the
template when prompted.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jackie D wrote:
As Victor Meldrew would say, 'I don't believe it!'

I've just spent a couple of days getting to grips with
formatting
text and headings using Styles (with the fantastic help of this
web
site) and now I've installed Office 2003 I don't know how to do
it!
It looks totally different to Word 2000!

Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a document based on a
template. I decided I wanted to change the font in the document
and
update the template at the same time. I've tried three times to
do
this but the document styles remain the same.

Can someone tell me how to go about this in 2003?