[Kensword]

System: OS Windows XP, MS Word 2003, SP3

Have a problem with a rogue tab when importing styles.

I frequently need to apply a set of standard styles to documents (mainly contracts) which I receive and have a template from which I can import the styles. I have found one glitch that seems impossible to resolve and would appreciate help.

Using a simple test system to illustrate the problem:

(1) A source document is created from Normal.dot (which has default tab stops set at 1.5 cm). I select the Heading 1 style and type “This is test data”. This text is formatted correctly, in accordance with the style properties for Heading 1 (Normal + Font: (Default) Arial, 16 pt, Bold, Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.5 cm, No widow/orphan control, Keep with next, Level 1, Tabs: 1.5 cm, List tab, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Tab after: 1.5 cm + Indent at: 1.5 cm)

(2) I attach my StylesTemplate.dot using ‘Tools/Templates and Add-Ins/Attach’ and then apply (‘OK’) firstly with ‘Automatically update document styles’ selected and then a second time with this option de-selected. The text is re-styled according to the imported style of Heading 1 (Agrmnt_Text + Font: Times New Roman Bold, Bold, Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.5 cm, Keep with next, Level 1, Tabs: 1.5 cm, List tab, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Tab after: 1.5 cm + Indent at: 1.5 cm) EXCEPT that there is no indent and the single tab required by this style is set at 0.63 cm and not 1.5 cm as required by the style properties. Opening Heading 1 in the ‘Tools/ Styles and Formatting/ Modify/Format/ Numbering’ (there is no need to enter the ‘Customize’ dialog) and just clicking ‘OK’ corrects the problem.

Any thoughts on what is going on here would be much appreciated.