[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you'd like to send me a sample of the misbehaving document, with a recap
of the problem, I'll take a look.

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Words into Type
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"livetohike" wrote in message
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On Aug 13, 10:07 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Is this Word 2007? That version gives you more control over what
formatting
is changed/removed when you apply or remove styles/formatting.

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Words into Type
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On Aug 12, 7:08 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Did you have the text selected when you applied Normal? If you just
have
the
insertion point in the paragraph, usually only the paragraph
formatting
is
updated (as if you had pressed Ctrl+Q). Font formatting (at least if
applied
to less than 50% of the text) is preserved unless the text is
selected.

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"livetohike" wrote in message

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On Aug 11, 1:56 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:
Pressing Ctrl+Spacebar should remove any direct font formatting,
which
includes character styles.

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"livetohike" wrote in message

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On Aug 10, 4:39 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:
If you're trying to make a character style that ignores
misspellings
you
need to check the box instead of clearing it.

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"livetohike" wrote in message

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On
Aug
3,

11:05 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can apply a character style formatted as "Do not
check
spelling
or
grammar."


Seehttp://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MasterSpellCheck.htm#ExemptingText

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It sure would be nice if I could select a bunch text,
right-click
on a
flagged misspeling, select Ignore and have all the
misspellings
within
the selection be ignored.

Can it be done w/ a macro?

Within a doc,I often have long lists of words that are
not
in
dictionary. I can't stand the red squigly underline,
so I
have to
go
through each word and tell the spell checker to
ignore.
This
is a
pain for a hundred word list.

Ex:
HappyMonkeyTree
LiveSunset
BigManLuke

This sounds great, but it is not working for me.

When I select Language the "Do not check spelling or
grammar"
I
find
a greyed check mark. I deselect it (clear it) and save
style,
but
when I go back to check it is grayed again (does not stay
cleared).

Also, the description shows "Default paragraph font +" and
nothing
else.

Of course, I am an idiot! Works great now.

Last question: When I tried to change the text back to normal
it
stayed stuck in the new "Do Not Spell Check" style. Why can't
I
change it back to Normal?

It works, great!
But, why doesn't setting it to the 'Normal' style work?

Even w/ all the characters (w/ the Do Not Spell Check Style) selected,
they are "locked" and cannot be changed back to Normal.

Interestingly, other styles can be applied 'over' the Do Not Spell
Check (like Header 1, Hyperlink, etc.) and take effect visually, BUT
the style shown in the pull down Style Menu is still Do Not Spell
Check and can apparently be overridden only w/ the CTRL-Spacebar.

No, Word 2000 I am afraid.