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Q198311: WD97: Style Does Not Change with Automatically Update Setting On

Article: Q198311
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta word97
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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When you have the Automatically update setting turned on for a particular style,
changes are not always reflected in the definition for the style or in the Style
dialog box.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs if you have selected more than one paragraph and you make
manual changes to update the style.

WORKAROUND
==========

Select only one paragraph when you make manual changes to the style. With only
one paragraph selected, the changes are automatically applied to any other text
formatted with that style in the document, and the changes are displayed in the
Style dialog box and in the definition of the style found by clicking Style on
the Format menu.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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When the Automatically update setting is turned on for a style, the style is
automatically updated when you apply manual formatting to text that is formatted
with that style (this rule applies to all styles except the Normal style). That
is, when you manually format text in an area of your document that has a
specific style applied to it, the other text in the document that is formatted
with that same style is updated to include whatever manual formatting changes
you make.

The setting to automatically update a style can be turned on or off for each
individual style. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Format menu, click Style.

2. Under Styles, click the name of the style that you want to modify.

3. Click Modify and then under Description, select the Automatically update
  check box.

4. Click OK and then click Close.

For additional information about the automatic features of Word, please see the
following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q159941 WD97: General Information About "Auto" Features in Word 97

  Q170351 WD97: Style List Shows Styles Out of Order

Additional query words: word8 word97

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Keywords          : kbdta word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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