RE: NORMAL vs BODY styles

["Geoff Lane" <geoff -at- gjctech -dot- co -dot- uk>]

Peter Kleczka wrote:
>
> Why have a normal *and* a body. Why not just
> body?
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In Word, "Normal" is a system style, which you modify at your peril. To find
out why, wait until you try to index your document, or do one of the other
things that rely on the Normal style having a particular font or leading. To
see this "feature" in action:
1. Create a sample document.
2. Redefine the Normal style to use (say) 24pt Arial with 24pt spacing
before the paragraph.
3. Type some text.
4. Highlight some of the text, then press Alt+Shift+x (mark for index).

<optional> 5. Resolve never again to redefine the Normal style in
Word!</optional>

HTH,

Geoff Lane
Cornwall, UK
geoff -at- gjctech -dot- co -dot- uk


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