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hmm - 27 Dec 2007 10:01 GMT

I select a caption that is listed as "Header" in style menu, and try to apply
the "Caption" style using the menu. No matter how many times I try, it still
lists the Header style for that paragraph. Why is it doing this, and is
there something I can do to make the style menu list the Caption style?
Thanks.

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Stefan Blom - 27 Dec 2007 10:49 GMT

Select the paragraph and press Ctrl+SpaceBar; this clears any direct
formatting, including character styles from text. Does that fix the issue?

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>I select a caption that is listed as "Header" in style menu, and try to
>apply
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> there something I can do to make the style menu list the Caption style?
> Thanks.

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hmm - 27 Dec 2007 11:00 GMT

No, Stefan, it still reads Header. I do notice, however, that when I press
Ctrl+SB it actually goes to Header style; then when I select Caption style,
the formatting changes to Caption, but the menu still reads Header.

> Select the paragraph and press Ctrl+SpaceBar; this clears any direct
> formatting, including character styles from text. Does that fix the issue?
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> > there something I can do to make the style menu list the Caption style?
> > Thanks.

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Stefan Blom - 27 Dec 2007 11:54 GMT

Which version of Word? And where do you see "Header"? In the Styles
dropdown, in a task pane?

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> No, Stefan, it still reads Header. I do notice, however, that when I
> press
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>> > there something I can do to make the style menu list the Caption style?
>> > Thanks.

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hmm - 27 Dec 2007 13:40 GMT

Word 2000.

"Header" is one of the styles in the Style menu, near the upper-left corner
of the screen. (So is "Caption".)

> Which version of Word? And where do you see "Header"? In the Styles
> dropdown, in a task pane?
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> >> > there something I can do to make the style menu list the Caption style?
> >> > Thanks.

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Stefan Blom - 28 Dec 2007 10:19 GMT

Try this: In Tools | AutoCorrect, AutoFormat As You Type tab, clear the
"Define styles based on your formatting" option. See also
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm.

If the above doesn't make a difference, I'd treat the document as corrupt.
One fix is the following: Delete any section breaks, and then copy the
document except for the final paragraph mark (Ctrl+A, Shift+Left arrow,
Ctrl+C) and paste into a new document (Ctrl+V).

For more on document corruption, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/corruptdoc.htm.

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> Word 2000.
>
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>> >> > style?
>> >> > Thanks.

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