[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

What version of Word? Are you possibly in Normal/Draft view with "Draft
font" enabled? Are you applying the style to an entire paragraph or just
part of one? What happens if you apply the style and then select the text
and press Ctrl+Spacebar?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Rob Kivu 99" Rob Kivu wrote in message
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Hi, If I highlight text in my Word document and then change the style, it
registers the change of style in the style box but does not actually
change
the text in the document. For instance, Heading 1 may be set as Arial 16
point bold font, but when i select the text and change it to Heading 1,
the
text remains at Times Roman 12 point font in the document. I have tried
many
different settings and possibly have made incorrect changes somewhere
along
the line. Please could you help? Thanks