[gvm]

Sometimes I want to change the style of a paragraph, eg I may want to change
it from "Heading 3" to "Normal" and after going throught he procedure of
selecting Normal from the drop down list, the format remains in "Heading 3"
style. Even after I invividually change the font type/style/size to the
settings for Normal, selecting "Normal" from the drop down list does not
change the indicated style from Heading 3. In other words, Word is not doing
what it's told! Why is this please?
TIA .... Greg

[Jezebel]

Word makes a distinction between applying a style to a paragraph and
applying a style to text within a paragraph. If you select the entire
paragraph including the paragraph mark, or you simply click within the
paragraph so the selection is empty, then the style is applied to the entire
paragraph. If you select something within the paragraph (eg a word or two)
then the style - is applied only to that selection, and only as far as it
affects character formatting.



"gvm" wrote in message
...
Sometimes I want to change the style of a paragraph, eg I may want to
change
it from "Heading 3" to "Normal" and after going throught he procedure of
selecting Normal from the drop down list, the format remains in "Heading
3"
style. Even after I invividually change the font type/style/size to the
settings for Normal, selecting "Normal" from the drop down list does not
change the indicated style from Heading 3. In other words, Word is not
doing
what it's told! Why is this please?
TIA .... Greg

[gvm]

I still have this problem where the style does not change even when I simply
click inside the paagaph whose style I want to change. Very frustrating! Are
there other possible explanations? TIA .... Greg

"Jezebel" wrote:

Word makes a distinction between applying a style to a paragraph and
applying a style to text within a paragraph. If you select the entire
paragraph including the paragraph mark, or you simply click within the
paragraph so the selection is empty, then the style is applied to the entire
paragraph. If you select something within the paragraph (eg a word or two)
then the style - is applied only to that selection, and only as far as it
affects character formatting.



"gvm" wrote in message
...
Sometimes I want to change the style of a paragraph, eg I may want to
change
it from "Heading 3" to "Normal" and after going throught he procedure of
selecting Normal from the drop down list, the format remains in "Heading
3"
style. Even after I invividually change the font type/style/size to the
settings for Normal, selecting "Normal" from the drop down list does not
change the indicated style from Heading 3. In other words, Word is not
doing
what it's told! Why is this please?
TIA .... Greg

[Stefan Blom]

Select the text and press Ctrl+SpaceBar to remove any font formatting not in
style.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"gvm" wrote in message
news
I still have this problem where the style does not change even when I
simply
click inside the paagaph whose style I want to change. Very frustrating!
Are
there other possible explanations? TIA .... Greg

"Jezebel" wrote:

Word makes a distinction between applying a style to a paragraph and
applying a style to text within a paragraph. If you select the entire
paragraph including the paragraph mark, or you simply click within the
paragraph so the selection is empty, then the style is applied to the
entire
paragraph. If you select something within the paragraph (eg a word or
two)
then the style - is applied only to that selection, and only as far as it
affects character formatting.



"gvm" wrote in message
...
Sometimes I want to change the style of a paragraph, eg I may want to
change
it from "Heading 3" to "Normal" and after going throught he procedure
of
selecting Normal from the drop down list, the format remains in
"Heading
3"
style. Even after I invividually change the font type/style/size to the
settings for Normal, selecting "Normal" from the drop down list does
not
change the indicated style from Heading 3. In other words, Word is not
doing
what it's told! Why is this please?
TIA .... Greg