Here is how to test this odd problem (in MS Word 2003 as a part of MS
Office 2003):
1. Set the normal paragraph style to something else the Times New
Roman, e.g. Comic Sans MS 10. (Format-Font select Comic Sans MS and
10 and hit Default... button)

2. Create a table style (Table-Table AutoFormat) and set it to some
other font e.g. Arial 20, apply it the whole table. Hit OK and then
Apply.

3. Look at your table it will still be in Comic Sans MS 10.

4. Now revert step 1 so the Default font is Times New Roman 12 again.
Voilá the table has Comic Sans MS 10.

The font set for a table style only applies to a table if you have
Times New Roman (TNR) set as default font, the same problem is
appearing if you change the style Normal to something else then TNR.

Is there anyone with a solution to this error? We do not have TNR as
font in our documentation here at work and I would like to make
templates with table styles.

I found that another person asked this in February this year but he
didn't get any answer so therefor I ask again.
Regards,

Bea