WD97: Styles with Custom Outline Numbering Change Unexpectedly (228446)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q228446

SYMPTOMS

When you have documents based on templates with customized Outline Numbering styles, the tab or indent settings (or both) may unexpectedly change. This problem occurs when you select the Automatically update document styles check box or open a document that already has this option turned on.

This problem is intermittent and can be difficult to reproduce. The document is being incorrectly modified when it is updated from the template using the Automatically update document styles feature.

The following may occur in the document:
  • The space between the number or bullet and the paragraph text changes. -or-

  • The left paragraph indent changes. -or-

  • Both of these can occur.
These changes can occur even though the template's style definitions are still correctly defined.

CAUSE

The Automatically update document styles feature has been turned on.

WORKAROUND

Do not turn on the Automatically update document styles feature.

  1. On the Tools menu, click Templates and Add-Ins.
  2. If the Automatically update document styles check box is selected, click to clear the check box.

If your document has already been incorrectly modified because the Automatically update document styles setting was turned on, you can use one of the following procedures to correct the document formatting:

Method 1: Reset the Outline Numbering Scheme in the Document
  1. On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering.
  2. Click the Outline Numbered tab and click OK.
    NOTE: You do not need to change or modify the selected numbering scheme.
Method 2: Use the Organizer to Manually Copy the Style(s) from the Template to the Document

For more information about how to copy styles using the organizer, click Contents and Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Contents and Index Help, type the following text

styles, copy

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Copy styles, AutoText entries, toolbars, or macros" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about customizing styles to include outline numbering, click the Office Assistant, type modify a style, click Search, and then click to view "Modify a style."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/25/2002
Keywords:kbbug KB228446
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