Word autocreates styles no matter what

[Combs, Richard]

Nancy Allison wrote:
 
> You know how Word creates new styles if you use the 
> formatting toolbar items within a style. So, if you select a 
> word and click B in the toolbar to bold it, in your Para 
> style, Word creates
> 
> Para Bold
> 
> and sticks it in the Styles and Formatting pane.
> 
> According to Word help and every online site I found, if you 
> deselect "Define styles based on your formatting", 
> (Tools/Autoformat As You Type tab), this behavior goes away.
> 
> It doesn't. Selected, deselected, Word keeps adding new 
> styles. Why? Am I missing something?
> 
> In case you're wondering, the solution -- regardless of 
> whether that option is selected -- is to create character 
> styles and format exclusively with them. 

Susan Gallagher told you how to prevent Word from creating those style
variants. But your solution is actually the better one: use defined
character styles, not ad hoc formatting. 

IMHO, of course. :-)

Richard


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Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
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