Formatted Normal-style text automatically converts to heading SAM HDC 19.09.2006 20:36:02 I have Word 2000 on Windows XP. We are using heading styles (H1, H2, etc.) in our reports of Trebuchet MS, right justified. Word is automatically converting Normal-style text into a Heading when I manually apply formatting (bold, font size, etc.) that matches an existing heading style. These lines then show up in my Table of Contents as headings. Here's one example: I do not want the TOC itself to show up as a line in the TOC, so I use Normal-style text and then just manually change the boldface, font type, and font size to match the other headings. That way, it looks like a heading, but it would not show up in the TOC. However, Word seems to recognize that this combination of formatting features matches an existing heading style, and it automatically converts it to the Heading style it thinks it is, and so it shows up again in the TOC when I update it. Is this a Word feature that I can disable somewhere, or is it just a bug? (As a side note, I don't remember having problems with this when we used left justified headings in the default Times New Roman. ) Help! I need to have a way to manually format certain lines of text and not have them turn into headings...!

Re: Formatted Normal-style text automatically converts to heading "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 19.09.2006 21:35:31 On the AutoFormat As You Type tab of Tools | AutoCorrect Options, clear the check box for "Define styles based on my formatting." Also, avoid using the Document Map, which can promote Body Text to an outline level. I would also suggest defining such formatting as a different style and applying it instead of applying it as direct formatting. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "SAM HDC" <SAMHDC[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:312C9CAE-108A-47EC-9973-904D86B00893[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I have Word 2000 on Windows XP. We are using heading styles (H1, H2, etc.) > in our reports of Trebuchet MS, right justified. Word is automatically > converting Normal-style text into a Heading when I manually apply formatting > (bold, font size, etc.) that matches an existing heading style. These lines > then show up in my Table of Contents as headings. Here's one example: I do > not want the TOC itself to show up as a line in the TOC, so I use > Normal-style text and then just manually change the boldface, font type, and > font size to match the other headings. That way, it looks like a heading, but > it would not show up in the TOC. However, Word seems to recognize that this > combination of formatting features matches an existing heading style, and it > automatically converts it to the Heading style it thinks it is, and so it > shows up again in the TOC when I update it. Is this a Word feature that I > can disable somewhere, or is it just a bug? (As a side note, I don't > remember having problems with this when we used left justified headings in > the default Times New Roman. ) Help! I need to have a way to manually > format certain lines of text and not have them turn into headings...!

Re: Formatted Normal-style text automatically converts to heading SAM HDC 19.09.2006 22:07:02 Suzanne -- Works like a dream--thanks a million! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: [Quoted Text] > On the AutoFormat As You Type tab of Tools | AutoCorrect Options, clear the > check box for "Define styles based on my formatting." Also, avoid using the > Document Map, which can promote Body Text to an outline level. I would also > suggest defining such formatting as a different style and applying it > instead of applying it as direct formatting. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so > all may benefit. > > "SAM HDC" <SAMHDC[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:312C9CAE-108A-47EC-9973-904D86B00893[ at ]microsoft.com... > > I have Word 2000 on Windows XP. We are using heading styles (H1, H2, > etc.) > > in our reports of Trebuchet MS, right justified. Word is automatically > > converting Normal-style text into a Heading when I manually apply > formatting > > (bold, font size, etc.) that matches an existing heading style. These > lines > > then show up in my Table of Contents as headings. Here's one example: I > do > > not want the TOC itself to show up as a line in the TOC, so I use > > Normal-style text and then just manually change the boldface, font type, > and > > font size to match the other headings. That way, it looks like a heading, > but > > it would not show up in the TOC. However, Word seems to recognize that > this > > combination of formatting features matches an existing heading style, and > it > > automatically converts it to the Heading style it thinks it is, and so it > > shows up again in the TOC when I update it. Is this a Word feature that I > > can disable somewhere, or is it just a bug? (As a side note, I don't > > remember having problems with this when we used left justified headings in > > the default Times New Roman. ) Help! I need to have a way to manually > > format certain lines of text and not have them turn into headings...! > >