Perhaps you're talking about the problem described at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WholeDocumentReformatted.htm? Or
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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> It is driving me absolutely crazy! Just lost 11 pages to this not so
> automatic feature.
> Can someone please, please tell me how to turn it off???????
> I would rather update myself, or if I need it turn it on....
>
> Thanks all