Re: Word styles that refuse to be modified or deleted and won't freakin' go away

[quills -at- airmail -dot- net]

Perhaps it would have been more accurate to state that you cannot 
delete any Word styles contained in the Normal.dot.

Scott

At 5:46 PM +0100 9/17/08, Jonathan West wrote:
>2008/9/16  <quills -at- airmail -dot- net>:
>>  Are you using the Normal template? If so you are going to experience
>>  this forever, welcome to Word Hell.
>>
>>  Two things:
>>
>>  1. Ensure you don't use any styles that are in the Normal template.
>>  These are all protected.
>
>I'm afraid this is incorrect. Styles in normal.dot are not protected.
>
>>
>>  2. Make your own template and use it, not the Normal template. This
>>  will reduce the weirdness.
>>
>
>This is excellent advice. These two articles will help you with how to
>create a template
>
>Creating a Template - The Basics (Part I)
>http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart1.htm
>
>Creating a Template (Part II)
>http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm
>
>Regards
>Jonathan West

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