Styles   

As I understand it, all styles are based on the Normal style.  So, if I want 
to make a change throughout the document (e.g., font, etc...), I normally 
change my Normal style.  Lately, I've noticed that, while modifying a 
document, if I decide I want everything to be full justification and change 
Normal to full justification, my other styles don't change.  They remain left 
justified.  Any reason why this is happening?  Shouldn't those styles' 
justification change when I change Normal?  (p.s. I check the styles being 
used and they are ALL based on Normal)

Thanks in advance :o)

date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:45:11 -0700   author:   bronxbabe

Re: Styles   

Whether changes in one style are propagated to another style based on it 
seems to depend on whether or not the other style has already been 
used/modified. See 
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/HowStylesCascade.html for (possibly) 
more information.

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

"bronxbabe"  wrote in message 
news:3AD05C06-C251-492B-96E4-F38ACF362E4A@microsoft.com...
> As I understand it, all styles are based on the Normal style.  So, if I 
> want
> to make a change throughout the document (e.g., font, etc...), I normally
> change my Normal style.  Lately, I've noticed that, while modifying a
> document, if I decide I want everything to be full justification and 
> change
> Normal to full justification, my other styles don't change.  They remain 
> left
> justified.  Any reason why this is happening?  Shouldn't those styles'
> justification change when I change Normal?  (p.s. I check the styles being
> used and they are ALL based on Normal)
>
> Thanks in advance :o)
>

date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:52:48 -0500   author:   Suzanne S. Barnhill

Re: Styles   

The article didn't really help because Normal is the parent style.  Any other 
ideas?

Thanks in advance :o)

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Whether changes in one style are propagated to another style based on it 
> seems to depend on whether or not the other style has already been 
> used/modified. See 
> http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/HowStylesCascade.html for (possibly) 
> more information.
> 
> -- 
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> 
> "bronxbabe"  wrote in message 
> news:3AD05C06-C251-492B-96E4-F38ACF362E4A@microsoft.com...
> > As I understand it, all styles are based on the Normal style.  So, if I 
> > want
> > to make a change throughout the document (e.g., font, etc...), I normally
> > change my Normal style.  Lately, I've noticed that, while modifying a
> > document, if I decide I want everything to be full justification and 
> > change
> > Normal to full justification, my other styles don't change.  They remain 
> > left
> > justified.  Any reason why this is happening?  Shouldn't those styles'
> > justification change when I change Normal?  (p.s. I check the styles being
> > used and they are ALL based on Normal)
> >
> > Thanks in advance :o)
> > 
> 
> 
>

date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0700   author:   bronxbabe

Re: Styles   

As I say, if the style has already been used, you may have to apply the 
formatting to the style directly; it doesn't always "trickle down" when you 
change the base style, especially if you've modified the style in any way.

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

"bronxbabe"  wrote in message 
news:6C05D7A9-A410-4B70-B642-A57E4587AD7B@microsoft.com...
> The article didn't really help because Normal is the parent style.  Any 
> other
> ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance :o)
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
>> Whether changes in one style are propagated to another style based on it
>> seems to depend on whether or not the other style has already been
>> used/modified. See
>> http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/HowStylesCascade.html for 
>> (possibly)
>> more information.
>>
>> -- 
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
>> "bronxbabe"  wrote in message
>> news:3AD05C06-C251-492B-96E4-F38ACF362E4A@microsoft.com...
>> > As I understand it, all styles are based on the Normal style.  So, if I
>> > want
>> > to make a change throughout the document (e.g., font, etc...), I 
>> > normally
>> > change my Normal style.  Lately, I've noticed that, while modifying a
>> > document, if I decide I want everything to be full justification and
>> > change
>> > Normal to full justification, my other styles don't change.  They 
>> > remain
>> > left
>> > justified.  Any reason why this is happening?  Shouldn't those styles'
>> > justification change when I change Normal?  (p.s. I check the styles 
>> > being
>> > used and they are ALL based on Normal)
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance :o)
>> >
>>
>>
>>

date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:42:53 -0500   author:   Suzanne S. Barnhill