Is there a simple way to delete all direct formatting from all paragraphs in
a Word document? Changing a heading style, for example, doesn't
automatically change paragraphs that have direct formatting.

Ctrl+Spacebar will remove direct font formatting; Ctrl+Q will remove direct
paragraph formatting. Ctrl+A before doing either will select the entire
document.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Gracie" wrote in message
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Is there a simple way to delete all direct formatting from all paragraphs
in
a Word document? Changing a heading style, for example, doesn't
automatically change paragraphs that have direct formatting.

And if you just want to fix your headings:

This should remove all manual paragraph formatting:
Edit Replace,
Find what: ((More Format Style: Heading 1))
Replace with: ((Heading 1))
"Replace All"

This should remove all manual font formatting:
Edit Replace,
Find what: ((Heading 1))
Replace with: ((Default Paragraph Font))
"Replace All"

In Word2002/2003, you can also select and right-click a heading paragraph,
"Select similar formatting", and then use Suzanne's shortcuts Ctrl+Q for
ResetPara and Ctrl+Spacebar for ResetFont.

Regards,
Klaus


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Ctrl+Spacebar will remove direct font formatting; Ctrl+Q will remove direct
paragraph formatting. Ctrl+A before doing either will select the entire
document.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Gracie" wrote in message
...
Is there a simple way to delete all direct formatting from all paragraphs
in
a Word document? Changing a heading style, for example, doesn't
automatically change paragraphs that have direct formatting.