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Jessica - 21 Jun 2006 20:30 GMT

I used to know how to do this but forgot.

When I apply manual formatting to text in certain styles (bad, but I have to
for complicated reasons), the pgraph pops into the style it "thinks" the text
is now formatted like.

How do I stop that behavior?

Thanks,

Jessica

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Jay Freedman - 21 Jun 2006 20:55 GMT

In Tools > AutoCorrect Options > AutoFormat As You Type, clear all the
check boxes -- or at least the ones for "Built-in Heading styles" and
"Define styles based on your formatting".

For more, see
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm.

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>I used to know how to do this but forgot.
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>Jessica

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Jessica - 21 Jun 2006 21:37 GMT

I already had those unchecked - maybe the doc or the template is corrupt
somehow. Word quit unexpectedly while I had the doc and the template open,
so maybe that's the problem.

Thanks, Jay.

> In Tools > AutoCorrect Options > AutoFormat As You Type, clear all the
> check boxes -- or at least the ones for "Built-in Heading styles" and
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CyberTaz - 21 Jun 2006 21:50 GMT

If Jay's suggestion doesn't apply, take a look at the Style in question in
the Modify Style dialog & see if there is a check in the box to
Automatically Update. If so, clear it, & do the same for each Style
involved.

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>I already had those unchecked - maybe the doc or the template is corrupt
> somehow. Word quit unexpectedly while I had the doc and the template
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Jessica - 22 Jun 2006 13:23 GMT

Nope, the auto update boxes are all cleared. I am leaning toward thinking
that the doc or the template is corrupt.

Thanks, though.

> If Jay's suggestion doesn't apply, take a look at the Style in question in
> the Modify Style dialog & see if there is a check in the box to
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