I thought I knew what I was doing, and was following the instructions for
creating styles, but now all my styles are messed up. How do I get back to
the original definitions for Normal, Heading 1, etc.?
Here's what I was doing: I was trying to define specific headings and
paragraphs, based on the default styles but with different colors and fonts
(no, I did not directly modify Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.--I created
styles based on those styles). Then I was trying to make them numbered
headings as well, and Word quit recognizing them as headings--which meant I
could not do cross-references to them except as numbered items (not as
headings). But then the numbering for my heading 2 did not retain the font
information (size, color) of the heading text, although my heading 1 did. So
I redefined my headings as regular headings based on Heading 1, Heading 2,
etc. again. Now we're at the point that -- even in a brand new file -- Word
will not recognize any headings that I create as being headings, so I cannot
do cross-references to them.
How do I get back to something that works, and how do I keep this mess from
happening again?
Thanks.
Once you've done that, recreate your custom styles based on the
built-in heading levels. Then set up the numbering by using the
gallery on the MultiLevel List button (3rd button in the Paragraph
group on the Home ribbon), and choosing one of the list styles that
includes "Heading" entries.
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My Normal.dotm is back to Normal.dotm, and I will start from the beginning
to create a fresh personal template that does not impinge on Normal.
"Jay Freedman" wrote:
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TIA
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It would make much more sense to use the built-in heading styles, modified
as appropriate for a given document. This is just one advantage of using the
built-in styles; see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/UseBuiltInHeadingStyles.html
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
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For example, if you want to use Heading 1 for procedure names, modify
the Heading 1 style so its name box says
Heading 1,Procedure Name
The alias will appear in the Quick Style display.
On Sat, 5 Dec 2009 11:57:02 -0800, PTwriter