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Steve
In the template yes: by write protecting the template. In a document, not really. This is something that (we hope) will be dramatically improved in the next version of Office. However, I found at work that a combination of creating templates that restrict the Styles Available and make them easily accessible by creating a custom Toolbar with style buttons has reduced 95% of the garbage that I used to find in documents! Terry "+-Steve-+" wrote in message ... : : It really would help to have know which version of Word you are using?! : Forgot to mention Office2003. : : I'm going to read the two references that you and another have recommended. : : However, let's start by stating that the heading styles you are referring : to : are using Outline Numbering. You should strive to keep to Word's built-in : styles names for Headings because it makes it easier to create a ToC - : though this isn't absolutely necessary. So what you need to do is to : create : a template and ensure that all the customised styles are stored with the : template. In Word 2003, you have more control over styles and are able to : define which styles are displayed with that template. If you write protect : your template, it will stop users being able to make any permanent change : to : the template styles - although they may make changes on a document that : they : create from the template. : : I understand the value of using a .dot to start with but is there a way to : keep others (or myself for that matter) from accidentally adding or editing : Styles? : : : : : I recommend that you take a look at some of the tutorials linked on the : site : below, particularly the two 'Creating a Template' articles which should : get : you pointing the right way. : : http://word.mvps.org/Tutorials/index.htm : : -- : Terry Farrell - Word MVP : http://word.mvps.org/ : : : "+-Steve-+" wrote in message : ... : : I'm sure that I'm not using Word the way it was intended to be used. I : know : : that I need to get control of Styles but I am very confused about how to : do : : this. : : : : I am working on a document that is a specification and it is filled with : : numbering 1, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.1.1, with table of contents. I am finding : that : : when I try to move things around I get mixed up Styles and margins. : Then : I : : try to reset the Style and end up making a another Style that is : derivative : : of one of the original ones. I have lots of Styles that don't aren't : what : I : : want. : : : : Ideally I would like to take thisdocument and strip out all the Style : : information. : : : : Then build about ten styles -- one for each Heading 1, Heading 1.1, : Heading : : 1.1.1., etc. and one for each body of text under each heading, so Body : 1, : : Body 1.1, Body 1.1.1, .etc and maybe a few more. : : : : Then I would like to lock down the Styles so that they couldn't change. : : : : Then set Word so that I can't make any more Styles in that document. : : : : Then reassign each paragraph with the appropriate Style. : : : : Does this make sense? : : : : SteveK : : : : : : : : |
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