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Q170351: WD97: Style List Shows Styles Out of Order

Article: Q170351
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbui kbusage
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Style list on the Formatting toolbar may not be displayed in alphabetical
order.

CAUSE
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In Microsoft Word 97, styles are grouped by their classification. In earlier
versions of Microsoft Word, they are listed alphabetically.

STATUS
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This functionality is a design change in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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Styles are displayed in the following order in the Style list:

1. Heading styles

2. Normal style

3. User-defined styles

4. Body Text styles

5. List styles

6. All other styles listed alphabetically

The following sample list shows how styles are ordered:

  Heading 1                 ---------+
  Heading 2                          |---------- Heading styles
  Heading 3                 ---------+
  Normal                    -------------------- Normal style
  My Favorite Style         -------------------- User-defined style
  Body Text                 ---------+
  Body Text First Indent             |---------- Body Text styles
  Plain Text                ---------+
  List Bullet               ---------+
  List Bullet 2                      |---------- List styles
  List Number               ---------+
  Date                      ---------+
  Default Paragraph Font             |
  Footer                             |---------- All other styles
  Header                             |
  Salutation                ---------+

This order cannot be changed.

For more information about styles, click the Office Assistant, type "style"
(without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click on one of the
topics.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97

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Keywords          : kbui kbusage 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97

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