There are some things you can do:
1. Turn off AutoFormat As You Type options. See:
Word is always making changes I don't expect. How can I get more
control over my formatting?
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/TameAutoFormat.htm
2. Make sure that you don't have a style which is set to automatically
update. If it affects the Normal style, it could be especially
problematic. See:
Formatting applied to one paragraph affects the entire document
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/wholedocumentreformatted.htm
3. If you are using Word 2003, you can restrict formatting to using
styles; this setting will be in effect until you turn it off (and you
can even set a password). For more, see:
Restrict formatting of a document
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP010447461033.aspx
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Gary Burton" wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > I have a lot of documents created with the same styles, and I
have a
> tendancy to inadvertantly chang them by dragging the mouse around
and
> clicking at the wrong time.
>
> I solved the problem up to now by having them set for auto
update from
> the initial template. The link to the template, however, is
vulnerable and
> I want the documents to stand on their own. Once I break the link,
it's
> only a mater of time until the styles get messed up. Is there any
way to
> lock the styles so that they can't be changed unless I unlock them?
>
> --
> Gary Burton
>
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