WORKAROUND
Use a Custom Template
To work around this problem, create or change your styles in a custom
template, and then base both your master document and all subdocuments on
your custom template.
Turn on the "Automatically update document styles" Option:
To allow your custom styles to update automatically, turn on the option in
both the master document and each subdocument. To do this, follow these
steps:
- Open the master document or subdocument.
- On the Tools menu, click Templates And Add-Ins.
- Select the "Automatically update document styles" check box, and then
click OK.
- Repeat steps 1-3 for each master document and subdocument.
When the "Automatically update document styles" option is on, any changes
you make to an existing style in either the master document or subdocument
are automatically made to (and available in) each document where the style
is applied.
For more information about creating a custom template, click Contents and
Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a
version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the
Index button in MS Word Help, type the following text
and then click Show Topics. Select the "Create a template" topic, and
click Go To. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the
Office Assistant.
Workaround for Normal Template
If you created your master document or subdocuments using the Normal
template, use any of the following methods to work around the functionality
of the Normal template.
Method 1: Create/Change the Style in Both Master and Subdocument:
Create your new style (or change the existing style) in both the master
document and each of the subdocuments.
For more information about how to create a new style, click Contents and
Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a
version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the
Index button in MS Word Help, type the following text
and then click Show Topics. Select the "Create new styles" topic, and
click Go To.
For more information about changing an existing style, click Contents and
Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a
version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the
Index button in MS Word Help, type the following text
and then click Show Topics. Select the "Modify a style" topic, and click
Go To.
If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office
Assistant.
Method 2: Use the Format Painter:
After you open your master document and expand each of your subdocuments,
use the Format Painter to copy a style from the master document to a
subdocument, or from a subdocument to the master document.
For more information about using the Format Painter, click Contents and
Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a
version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the
Index button in MS Word Help, type the following text
and then click Show Topics. Select the "Copy character and paragraph
formats" topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find the information
you need, ask the Office Assistant.
Method 3: Use the Organizer:
Use the Organizer to copy your new or changed styles to each of your
subdocuments or to your master document.
For more information about how to copy styles between documents, click
Contents and Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are
using a version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click
the Index button in MS Word Help, type the following text
and then click Show Topics. Select the "Copy styles, AutoText entries,
toolbars, or macros" topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find the
information you need, ask the Office Assistant.