Fwd: Word Problem

[Barbara Donohue]

I have experienced this intermittently.  I think it's a bug.  Saving 
& closing docs, then exiting Word, and restarting it often helps. Do 
you have the latest Word updates installed?


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Barbara Donohue
The engineer who writes. Turning technology into English.
Specializing in mechanical technologies

>Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:51:01 -0500
>From: "Deborah Slutzky" <Deborah.Slutzky at datacore.com>
>Subject: Word Problem
>To: <techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com>
>
>Hi All,
>
>I've been suffering for a long time with Word. I'm wondering if anyone
>knows of a setting to turn this OFF.
>
>When I make a selection in a document and want to format that selection
>specifically, instead of just applying the formatting to my selection,
>the entire document gets the formatting applied to it and then I have to
>undo which then applies the formatting to what I originally wanted to
>format.
>
>It's maddening and slows me down.
>
>I get the same behavior in Word 2003 & 2007-does anyone know of a way
>out??
>
>Thanks for all who took the time to offer opinions on my recent "How to"
>question, my I am confident in my dislike for the whole thing.
>
>Deb Slutzky
>DataCore Software
>Sr. Technical Writer
>954/377-6028
>Deborah.Slutzky at datacore.com <mailto:Deborah.Slutzky at datacore.com>
>
>
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