Help: WORD XP applies formatting to WHOLE document (not just selected paragraph)

Hi,
I use MS Word XP both on a XP Pro and Win2000 PCs (2 separate computers at my work).
Both Wors and the OS support Hebrew besides US English.
Both these two WORD installations suffer from the following problem:
When I select a line or paragraph and modify it's formatting (e.g., Bold, Italic,
Underline, centered, font size etc.) WORD applies the format change to the
whole document. Pressing CTRL-Z immediately afterwards achieves the
desired result - returning the formatting of the whole document, except
for the selected line/paragraph, to its former formatting.

Naturally, this is very annoying and I'd appreciate if someone knows how
to fix this.

TIA

Suzanne
Fri Nov 28 22:36:39 CST 2003

See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Formatting/WholeDocumentReformatted.htm

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Michael Badt" <mibadt@actcom.net.il> wrote in message
news:pan.2003.11.29.03.45.27.345583@actcom.net.il...
> Hi,
> I use MS Word XP both on a XP Pro and Win2000 PCs (2 separate computers at
my work).
> Both Wors and the OS support Hebrew besides US English.
> Both these two WORD installations suffer from the following problem:
> When I select a line or paragraph and modify it's formatting (e.g., Bold,
Italic,
> Underline, centered, font size etc.) WORD applies the format change to the
> whole document. Pressing CTRL-Z immediately afterwards achieves the
> desired result - returning the formatting of the whole document, except
> for the selected line/paragraph, to its former formatting.
>
> Naturally, this is very annoying and I'd appreciate if someone knows how
> to fix this.
>
> TIA

Ross
Fri Nov 28 23:17:01 CST 2003

Hi I'm experiencing the same problem Did you get any help
on this?

Regards

Ross
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>I use MS Word XP both on a XP Pro and Win2000 PCs (2
separate computers at my work).
>Both Wors and the OS support Hebrew besides US English.
>Both these two WORD installations suffer from the
following problem:
>When I select a line or paragraph and modify it's
formatting (e.g., Bold, Italic,
>Underline, centered, font size etc.) WORD applies the
format change to the
>whole document. Pressing CTRL-Z immediately afterwards
achieves the
>desired result - returning the formatting of the whole
document, except
>for the selected line/paragraph, to its former
formatting.
>
>Naturally, this is very annoying and I'd appreciate if
someone knows how
>to fix this.
>
>TIA
>.
>

Michael
Fri Nov 28 23:24:03 CST 2003

Thanks Suzanne,
I'll try it.
Regards,

michael

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 22:36:39 -0600, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:

> See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Formatting/WholeDocumentReformatted.htm
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
> all may benefit.
>
> "Michael Badt" <mibadt@actcom.net.il> wrote in message
> news:pan.2003.11.29.03.45.27.345583@actcom.net.il...
>> Hi,
>> I use MS Word XP both on a XP Pro and Win2000 PCs (2 separate computers at
> my work).
>> Both Wors and the OS support Hebrew besides US English.
>> Both these two WORD installations suffer from the following problem:
>> When I select a line or paragraph and modify it's formatting (e.g., Bold,
> Italic,
>> Underline, centered, font size etc.) WORD applies the format change to the
>> whole document. Pressing CTRL-Z immediately afterwards achieves the
>> desired result - returning the formatting of the whole document, except
>> for the selected line/paragraph, to its former formatting.
>>
>> Naturally, this is very annoying and I'd appreciate if someone knows how
>> to fix this.
>>
>> TIA