Is it possible for Word to change styles for a document?   

Hello,

This is going to sound like a really dumb question, but I have to ask. I 
have a user who was working on a previously saved document. The document was 
created using the standard "Normal" style. However, when she reopened the 
document, placed her insertion point at the end of the last paragraph and hit 
enter, her spacing was off. When I looked at it, I realized that most of her 
document was created with the Normal style, but the last paragraph was 
formatted with the "Normal (Web)" style. (So, of course, the next paragraph 
picked up the "Normal (Web)" style, too.) She doesn't know anything about 
styles, has never used them, so I know she did not physically change the 
style herself. There is no shortcut key associated with the style. She said 
that the original document was typed from scratch, nothing copied and pasted 
into it. She just typed and hit enter, as usual. So here is the question:

Is it possible for Word to change styles on you? Hey! Stop rolling your 
eyes! I had to ask! :)

We are using Word 2007, but the document is saved at 97-2003.

Thanks for any suggestions!

date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:55:00 -0700   author:   Tammy

Re: Is it possible for Word to change styles for a document?   

It does happen that Word applies styles (more or less at random); to avoid 
this, clear the option to "Define styles based on your formatting" on the 
AutoFormat As You Type tab of the AutoCorrect dialog box.

To display the dialog box: Click the Office button, and then click Word
Options. In the Proofing category, click AutoCorrect Options.

Also, note that a quick way to reapply the Normal style to selected text is 
to use the Ctrl+Shift+N shortcut.

-- 
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Tammy" wrote in message
news:D035C8FA-1775-41A8-B443-8D9697ECF7FE@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> This is going to sound like a really dumb question, but I have to ask. I
> have a user who was working on a previously saved document. The document
> was
> created using the standard "Normal" style. However, when she reopened the
> document, placed her insertion point at the end of the last paragraph and
> hit
> enter, her spacing was off. When I looked at it, I realized that most of
> her
> document was created with the Normal style, but the last paragraph was
> formatted with the "Normal (Web)" style. (So, of course, the next
> paragraph
> picked up the "Normal (Web)" style, too.) She doesn't know anything about
> styles, has never used them, so I know she did not physically change the
> style herself. There is no shortcut key associated with the style. She
> said
> that the original document was typed from scratch, nothing copied and
> pasted
> into it. She just typed and hit enter, as usual. So here is the question:
>
> Is it possible for Word to change styles on you? Hey! Stop rolling your
> eyes! I had to ask! :)
>
> We are using Word 2007, but the document is saved at 97-2003.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions!

date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:49:36 +0100   author:   Stefan Blom

Re: Is it possible for Word to change styles for a document?   

Thanks so much, Stefan! I will make sure this option gets turned off. Have a 
great day!

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

> It does happen that Word applies styles (more or less at random); to avoid 
> this, clear the option to "Define styles based on your formatting" on the 
> AutoFormat As You Type tab of the AutoCorrect dialog box.
> 
> To display the dialog box: Click the Office button, and then click Word
> Options. In the Proofing category, click AutoCorrect Options.
> 
> Also, note that a quick way to reapply the Normal style to selected text is 
> to use the Ctrl+Shift+N shortcut.
> 
> -- 
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
> 
> 
> "Tammy" wrote in message
> news:D035C8FA-1775-41A8-B443-8D9697ECF7FE@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > This is going to sound like a really dumb question, but I have to ask. I
> > have a user who was working on a previously saved document. The document
> > was
> > created using the standard "Normal" style. However, when she reopened the
> > document, placed her insertion point at the end of the last paragraph and
> > hit
> > enter, her spacing was off. When I looked at it, I realized that most of
> > her
> > document was created with the Normal style, but the last paragraph was
> > formatted with the "Normal (Web)" style. (So, of course, the next
> > paragraph
> > picked up the "Normal (Web)" style, too.) She doesn't know anything about
> > styles, has never used them, so I know she did not physically change the
> > style herself. There is no shortcut key associated with the style. She
> > said
> > that the original document was typed from scratch, nothing copied and
> > pasted
> > into it. She just typed and hit enter, as usual. So here is the question:
> >
> > Is it possible for Word to change styles on you? Hey! Stop rolling your
> > eyes! I had to ask! :)
> >
> > We are using Word 2007, but the document is saved at 97-2003.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions!
> 
> 
> 
> 
>

date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:02:00 -0700   author:   Tammy

Re: Is it possible for Word to change styles for a document?   

I'm glad I could help.  :-)

-- 
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Tammy" wrote in message
news:CA15B9E1-520E-4E84-9AFD-C88C91D2D75D@microsoft.com...
> Thanks so much, Stefan! I will make sure this option gets turned off. Have
> a
> great day!
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
>> It does happen that Word applies styles (more or less at random); to
>> avoid
>> this, clear the option to "Define styles based on your formatting" on the
>> AutoFormat As You Type tab of the AutoCorrect dialog box.
>>
>> To display the dialog box: Click the Office button, and then click Word
>> Options. In the Proofing category, click AutoCorrect Options.
>>
>> Also, note that a quick way to reapply the Normal style to selected text
>> is
>> to use the Ctrl+Shift+N shortcut.
>>
>> -- 
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>
>>
>> "Tammy" wrote in message
>> news:D035C8FA-1775-41A8-B443-8D9697ECF7FE@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > This is going to sound like a really dumb question, but I have to ask.
>> > I
>> > have a user who was working on a previously saved document. The
>> > document
>> > was
>> > created using the standard "Normal" style. However, when she reopened
>> > the
>> > document, placed her insertion point at the end of the last paragraph
>> > and
>> > hit
>> > enter, her spacing was off. When I looked at it, I realized that most
>> > of
>> > her
>> > document was created with the Normal style, but the last paragraph was
>> > formatted with the "Normal (Web)" style. (So, of course, the next
>> > paragraph
>> > picked up the "Normal (Web)" style, too.) She doesn't know anything
>> > about
>> > styles, has never used them, so I know she did not physically change
>> > the
>> > style herself. There is no shortcut key associated with the style. She
>> > said
>> > that the original document was typed from scratch, nothing copied and
>> > pasted
>> > into it. She just typed and hit enter, as usual. So here is the
>> > question:
>> >
>> > Is it possible for Word to change styles on you? Hey! Stop rolling your
>> > eyes! I had to ask! :)
>> >
>> > We are using Word 2007, but the document is saved at 97-2003.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any suggestions!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:18:21 +0100   author:   Stefan Blom

Re: Is it possible for Word to change styles for a document?   

In addition to what Stefan has said, the most common way to acquire Normal 
(Web) style in a document is to paste something from a Web page.

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

"Tammy"  wrote in message 
news:D035C8FA-1775-41A8-B443-8D9697ECF7FE@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> This is going to sound like a really dumb question, but I have to ask. I
> have a user who was working on a previously saved document. The document 
> was
> created using the standard "Normal" style. However, when she reopened the
> document, placed her insertion point at the end of the last paragraph and 
> hit
> enter, her spacing was off. When I looked at it, I realized that most of 
> her
> document was created with the Normal style, but the last paragraph was
> formatted with the "Normal (Web)" style. (So, of course, the next 
> paragraph
> picked up the "Normal (Web)" style, too.) She doesn't know anything about
> styles, has never used them, so I know she did not physically change the
> style herself. There is no shortcut key associated with the style. She 
> said
> that the original document was typed from scratch, nothing copied and 
> pasted
> into it. She just typed and hit enter, as usual. So here is the question:
>
> Is it possible for Word to change styles on you? Hey! Stop rolling your
> eyes! I had to ask! :)
>
> We are using Word 2007, but the document is saved at 97-2003.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions!
>

date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:46:48 -0500   author:   Suzanne S. Barnhill