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Subject:Re: I really like Word... From:"Sevigny, Josee" <joseey -at- M3ISYSTEMS -dot- QC -dot- CA> Date:Thu, 8 Jun 1995 11:39:32 -0400
Douglas Thayer wrote:
> This time, when we make local
> changes to a paragraph but do not redefine the paragraph's style (in
> other words, we override attributes of the applied style), the changes
> are discarded the next time we open the file. This used to be so
> simple in Word 2.0...
I'm not sure Doug, but it could be related to the AutoFormat flags in
Tools/Options.
Furthermore, all our "local attributes" are either defined as a new
paragraph or character style. This way we make sure all the tech. writers
are "writing" to standards. Hope that helps ;-)
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Josee Sevigny Technical Writer
joseey -at- m3isystems -dot- qc -dot- ca
M3i Systems Inc., Longueuil, QC
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