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tgwarrior - 16 Aug 2003 20:46 GMT

I seem to be very stuck in how I can use CSS elements
within Word Documents. I can easily link my Word document
(s) to an external style sheet. However, when I want to
start applying the various individual style elements, I
can't seem to figure out how to do it!

For example, my CSS includes several formatting
components for tables and text.

In Word, I can't figure out how to apply the uniquely-
created CSS style elements to the tables/document.

There must be some OBVIOUS way I just can't figure out!

thanks.

michael munson
tgwarrior@forge-forward.org

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Bob Buckland ?:-\) - 17 Aug 2003 03:09 GMT

Hi Michael,

What version of Word are you using?

What type of formatting elements are you using
in the Style sheets? (for example CSS Positioning
isn't supported).

When you attach the style sheet are the styles
available in the Styles & Formatting TaskPane?

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I seem to be very stuck in how I can use CSS elements
within Word Documents. I can easily link my Word document
(s) to an external style sheet. However, when I want to
start applying the various individual style elements, I
can't seem to figure out how to do it!

For example, my CSS includes several formatting
components for tables and text.

In Word, I can't figure out how to apply the uniquely-
created CSS style elements to the tables/document.

There must be some OBVIOUS way I just can't figure out!

thanks.

michael munson >>

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MS Office System Products MVP

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tgwarrior - 18 Aug 2003 04:17 GMT

>-----Original Message-----
>What version of Word are you using?

Right now have Word 2000 (soon to upgrade)

>What type of formatting elements are you using
>in the Style sheets? (for example CSS Positioning
>isn't supported).

I have some special text formatting options (e.g. in the
CSS file I've called them things like "smallfontgreen"
or "whitecolumn_indent"). Basically I used MORE than the
H1 - H6 for font and type/paragraph styling.

I also have some table border elements. These are the
ones that seem to be most difficult to define. When I set
up the Word Document to look the way I want it to (i.e.
like how I would set up the table in HTML with the CSS),
when I save it as an HTML file, the borders/shading/etc
doesn't transfer.

>When you attach the style sheet are the styles
>available in the Styles & Formatting TaskPane?

Hmmm... No, that is, i think, part of the problem. I seem
to only have available the styles in Word's default.... or
the ones that I coudl manually create within Word. Even
the formatting options like the H1 - H6 don't appear as
they are set up in the CSS.

Hints? Ideas?

Thanks for responding!!!

michael
tgwarrior@forge-forward.org

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Nate - 29 Aug 2003 14:33 GMT

I am having the same problem with using
absolute:positioning on a div in word. What is the
alternative?

>-----Original Message-----
>I seem to be very stuck in how I can use CSS elements
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Bob Buckland ?:-\) - 29 Aug 2003 15:43 GMT

Hi Nate,

What version of Word and how and to what
are you trying to apply that in a style sheet
in Word?

Some elements in Word can be positioned by dimension
but Word is basically text reflow software rather
than the page layout software that MS Office Publisher is.

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I am having the same problem with using
absolute:positioning on a div in word. What is the
alternative? >>

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