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In Word 2003, when I highlight some text for formatting, such as bolding or
centering, it applies the formatting to all the surrounding text, not just
the highlighted text. How do I stop it doing that?
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...eformatted.htm

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In Word 2003, when I highlight some text for formatting, such as bolding
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centering, it applies the formatting to all the surrounding text, not just
the highlighted text. How do I stop it doing that?



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In Word 2003, when I highlight some text for formatting, such as bolding or
centering, it applies the formatting to all the surrounding text, not just
the highlighted text. How do I stop it doing that?

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