[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

Indeed, "Automatically update document styles" might be useful in a
corporate environment. I'm not sure how well it works in conjunction with
*numbered* styles, though.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




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"Lisa Wilke-Thissen" wrote in message
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if people are used to use styles consistently, and if people most time
avoid direct formatting, in a document this option can be helpful:
Word 2003: Tools | Templates and Add-Ins | Automatically update
document styles
Word 2010: Developer tab | Document template ...
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Regards from Germany
Lisa [MVP Word]