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Sleeper - 20 May 2008 14:35 GMT

Normally I modify the Heading 1, Heading 2 etc styles in a template for a
client. But its been suggested that having the initials at the start of the
style name would make it easier to find on the style menu.

That would mean making a brand new style eg OM_Heading1. Any other styles
developed for that template would have the OM_ naming system so they would
all be in the same place on the style menu.

Would that be a good system or is it bad practice not to adapt the built in
styles?

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Stefan Blom - 21 May 2008 11:57 GMT

You can certainly use custom styles instead of the built-in headings, but
note that the latter have special properties; for example, if you want to
include the chapter number with page numbers, you must use the built-in
headings. For more, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/UseBuiltInHeadingStyles.html.

If you want to use different names with the built-in headings, you can
create aliases for them.

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> Normally I modify the Heading 1, Heading 2 etc styles in a template for a
> client. But its been suggested that having the initials at the start of
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Sleeper - 27 May 2008 09:57 GMT

Thanks for that Stefan - the link was excellent.

You spoke about aliases for the heading styles. Do you mean creating a style
'Based on' the Heading style in the style menu - or are you talking about
another way?

Thanks very much for you help on this

Carl

> You can certainly use custom styles instead of the built-in headings, but
> note that the latter have special properties; for example, if you want to
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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 27 May 2008 14:45 GMT

In the Modify Style dialog, you can type an "alias" after the style name, so
that it becomes, say, "Heading 1, H1," and Word will display both. I'm not
sure whether you can add the alias before the built-in name (to affect sort
order), but you could try it.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

> Thanks for that Stefan - the link was excellent.
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Sleeper - 28 May 2008 15:31 GMT

Thanks Suzanne,

Seems like alias only happens after the main name - but it might be useful
still.

thanks again for all your help

Carl

> In the Modify Style dialog, you can type an "alias" after the style name, so
> that it becomes, say, "Heading 1, H1," and Word will display both. I'm not
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