In Office Word 07 (Windows Vista), I cannot find a way to solve a formatting
problem Iâ??m having. When I highlight a paragraph to change its style, the
whole document changes to the style I chose for the selected paragraph. Also,
If I change a paragraphâ??s word-font size or color, the whole document changes
according to the style in the selected paragraph.

I opened Microsoft Vistaâ??s â??Modify Styleâ?? box, but, unlike in Windows XP,
there was no checkbox for â??Automatically Updateâ??.

I also clicked on the Office Button and selected â??Word Optionsâ??, and the
â??Popularâ?? on the â??enable live previewâ?? was already checked.

Furthermore, none of the â??Stylesâ?? box selections solves the problem.

Any suggestions?

Re: Style problems in Word 07 by Beth

Beth
Sun Apr 08 00:09:11 CDT 2007

I'm not sure what you mean by "Windows Vista" Modify Style dialog box. The
only difference between the dialog boxes for Windows XP and Windows Vista
are the control menu buttons and that's an appearance only.

It could be that you are viewing a Character style or the Normal style, they
don't have the Automatically Update option. You may need to find the
underlying Paragraph style. View the Styles task pane (click the Dialog Box
Launcher in the Styles group) and at the bottom click Style Inspector. It
should show you the Paragraph style and Character style that is in use. Then
click the arrow next to the Paragraph Style and click Modify and see if the
Automatically Update option is selected.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"Mal" <Mal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:28445485-BB99-484C-957C-D9B1254262AC@microsoft.com...
> In Office Word 07 (Windows Vista), I cannot find a way to solve a
> formatting
> problem I'm having. When I highlight a paragraph to change its style, the
> whole document changes to the style I chose for the selected paragraph.
> Also,
> If I change a paragraph's word-font size or color, the whole document
> changes
> according to the style in the selected paragraph.
>
> I opened Microsoft Vista's "Modify Style" box, but, unlike in Windows XP,
> there was no checkbox for "Automatically Update".
>
> I also clicked on the Office Button and selected "Word Options", and the
> "Popular" on the "enable live preview" was already checked.
>
> Furthermore, none of the "Styles" box selections solves the problem.
>
> Any suggestions?
>



Re: Style problems in Word 07 by Mal

Mal
Thu Apr 12 17:30:06 CDT 2007

Thanks for your reply, Beth.

I looked in the Styles task pane, which I think is named <Change Styles> on
the ribbon, but couldnâ??t find Style Inspector.

Mal


"Beth Melton" wrote:

> I'm not sure what you mean by "Windows Vista" Modify Style dialog box. The
> only difference between the dialog boxes for Windows XP and Windows Vista
> are the control menu buttons and that's an appearance only.
>
> It could be that you are viewing a Character style or the Normal style, they
> don't have the Automatically Update option. You may need to find the
> underlying Paragraph style. View the Styles task pane (click the Dialog Box
> Launcher in the Styles group) and at the bottom click Style Inspector. It
> should show you the Paragraph style and Character style that is in use. Then
> click the arrow next to the Paragraph Style and click Modify and see if the
> Automatically Update option is selected.
>
> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
>
> Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
> http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook
>
> Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>
> "Mal" <Mal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:28445485-BB99-484C-957C-D9B1254262AC@microsoft.com...
> > In Office Word 07 (Windows Vista), I cannot find a way to solve a
> > formatting
> > problem I'm having. When I highlight a paragraph to change its style, the
> > whole document changes to the style I chose for the selected paragraph.
> > Also,
> > If I change a paragraph's word-font size or color, the whole document
> > changes
> > according to the style in the selected paragraph.
> >
> > I opened Microsoft Vista's "Modify Style" box, but, unlike in Windows XP,
> > there was no checkbox for "Automatically Update".
> >
> > I also clicked on the Office Button and selected "Word Options", and the
> > "Popular" on the "enable live preview" was already checked.
> >
> > Furthermore, none of the "Styles" box selections solves the problem.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
>
>
>

Re: Style problems in Word 07 by Beth

Beth
Thu Apr 12 18:13:43 CDT 2007

Change Styles is for switching Quick Style Sets, Theme Colors, and Theme
Fonts. What you want is just below the Change Styles button, the dialog box
launcher. It's the little button with the arrow. You can also press
Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S to display the Styles task pane. Once displayed, you'll see
the Styles Inspector at the bottom, the middle button with the magnifying
glass.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"Mal" <Mal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EA2BEC77-952B-4F2F-9C51-70F122B8B8D6@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your reply, Beth.
>
> I looked in the Styles task pane, which I think is named <Change Styles>
> on
> the ribbon, but couldn't find Style Inspector.
>
> Mal
>
>
> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure what you mean by "Windows Vista" Modify Style dialog box.
>> The
>> only difference between the dialog boxes for Windows XP and Windows Vista
>> are the control menu buttons and that's an appearance only.
>>
>> It could be that you are viewing a Character style or the Normal style,
>> they
>> don't have the Automatically Update option. You may need to find the
>> underlying Paragraph style. View the Styles task pane (click the Dialog
>> Box
>> Launcher in the Styles group) and at the bottom click Style Inspector. It
>> should show you the Paragraph style and Character style that is in use.
>> Then
>> click the arrow next to the Paragraph Style and click Modify and see if
>> the
>> Automatically Update option is selected.

>> "Mal" <Mal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:28445485-BB99-484C-957C-D9B1254262AC@microsoft.com...
>> > In Office Word 07 (Windows Vista), I cannot find a way to solve a
>> > formatting
>> > problem I'm having. When I highlight a paragraph to change its style,
>> > the
>> > whole document changes to the style I chose for the selected paragraph.
>> > Also,
>> > If I change a paragraph's word-font size or color, the whole document
>> > changes
>> > according to the style in the selected paragraph.
>> >
>> > I opened Microsoft Vista's "Modify Style" box, but, unlike in Windows
>> > XP,
>> > there was no checkbox for "Automatically Update".
>> >
>> > I also clicked on the Office Button and selected "Word Options", and
>> > the
>> > "Popular" on the "enable live preview" was already checked.
>> >
>> > Furthermore, none of the "Styles" box selections solves the problem.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions?
>> >
>>
>>
>>



Re: Style problems in Word 07 by Mal

Mal
Thu Apr 12 21:00:00 CDT 2007

Thanks, Beth. My use of Microsoft Windows terminology is faulty, obviously.
It may be the chief reason my posts confuse you.

I'll try you latest suggestions. Wish me luck....

Mal

"Mal" wrote:

> Thanks for your reply, Beth.
>
> I looked in the Styles task pane, which I think is named <Change Styles> on
> the ribbon, but couldnâ??t find Style Inspector.
>
> Mal
>
>
> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure what you mean by "Windows Vista" Modify Style dialog box. The
> > only difference between the dialog boxes for Windows XP and Windows Vista
> > are the control menu buttons and that's an appearance only.
> >
> > It could be that you are viewing a Character style or the Normal style, they
> > don't have the Automatically Update option. You may need to find the
> > underlying Paragraph style. View the Styles task pane (click the Dialog Box
> > Launcher in the Styles group) and at the bottom click Style Inspector. It
> > should show you the Paragraph style and Character style that is in use. Then
> > click the arrow next to the Paragraph Style and click Modify and see if the
> > Automatically Update option is selected.
> >
> > Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> > assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Beth Melton
> > Microsoft Office MVP
> >
> > Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook
> >
> > Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
> > TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> > MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
> >
> > "Mal" <Mal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:28445485-BB99-484C-957C-D9B1254262AC@microsoft.com...
> > > In Office Word 07 (Windows Vista), I cannot find a way to solve a
> > > formatting
> > > problem I'm having. When I highlight a paragraph to change its style, the
> > > whole document changes to the style I chose for the selected paragraph.
> > > Also,
> > > If I change a paragraph's word-font size or color, the whole document
> > > changes
> > > according to the style in the selected paragraph.
> > >
> > > I opened Microsoft Vista's "Modify Style" box, but, unlike in Windows XP,
> > > there was no checkbox for "Automatically Update".
> > >
> > > I also clicked on the Office Button and selected "Word Options", and the
> > > "Popular" on the "enable live preview" was already checked.
> > >
> > > Furthermore, none of the "Styles" box selections solves the problem.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> >
> >
> >

Re: Style problems in Word 07 by Beth

Beth
Thu Apr 12 23:52:33 CDT 2007

Considering most of the terminology is new in Word 2007, I think you're
doing fine. :-)

Good luck!!

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

"Mal" <Mal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D3B09AE7-1802-4DF9-AC8C-1BEBA00C4080@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, Beth. My use of Microsoft Windows terminology is faulty,
> obviously.
> It may be the chief reason my posts confuse you.
>
> I'll try you latest suggestions. Wish me luck....
>
> Mal
>
> "Mal" wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your reply, Beth.
>>
>> I looked in the Styles task pane, which I think is named <Change Styles>
>> on
>> the ribbon, but couldn't find Style Inspector.
>>
>> Mal
>>
>>
>> "Beth Melton" wrote:
>>
>> > I'm not sure what you mean by "Windows Vista" Modify Style dialog box.
>> > The
>> > only difference between the dialog boxes for Windows XP and Windows
>> > Vista
>> > are the control menu buttons and that's an appearance only.
>> >
>> > It could be that you are viewing a Character style or the Normal style,
>> > they
>> > don't have the Automatically Update option. You may need to find the
>> > underlying Paragraph style. View the Styles task pane (click the Dialog
>> > Box
>> > Launcher in the Styles group) and at the bottom click Style Inspector.
>> > It
>> > should show you the Paragraph style and Character style that is in use.
>> > Then
>> > click the arrow next to the Paragraph Style and click Modify and see if
>> > the
>> > Automatically Update option is selected.
>> >
>> > Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
>> > assistance by email can not be acknowledged.
>> >
>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> > Beth Melton
>> > Microsoft Office MVP
>> >
>> > Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
>> > http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook
>> >
>> > Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
>> > TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
>> > MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/
>> >
>> > "Mal" <Mal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:28445485-BB99-484C-957C-D9B1254262AC@microsoft.com...
>> > > In Office Word 07 (Windows Vista), I cannot find a way to solve a
>> > > formatting
>> > > problem I'm having. When I highlight a paragraph to change its style,
>> > > the
>> > > whole document changes to the style I chose for the selected
>> > > paragraph.
>> > > Also,
>> > > If I change a paragraph's word-font size or color, the whole document
>> > > changes
>> > > according to the style in the selected paragraph.
>> > >
>> > > I opened Microsoft Vista's "Modify Style" box, but, unlike in Windows
>> > > XP,
>> > > there was no checkbox for "Automatically Update".
>> > >
>> > > I also clicked on the Office Button and selected "Word Options", and
>> > > the
>> > > "Popular" on the "enable live preview" was already checked.
>> > >
>> > > Furthermore, none of the "Styles" box selections solves the problem.
>> > >
>> > > Any suggestions?
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >