Excessive Styles in Word 2007 Steve300 2/27/2007 7:41:00 PM For any document viewed with Word 2007 the style list is huge and unmanageable. the two problems I see are: 1) every combination of defined style and one time modification is listed as a style 2) there seem to be several hundred built in styles including about 10 with no names. When the default style needs to be changed it is very difficult to find and select the new style because of the number of styles displayed. Is there a way to reduce the list to a manageable size?

Re: Excessive Styles in Word 2007 Cardlaw <Cardlaw.2a5fd6[ at ]officefrustration.com> 2/27/2007 9:09:38 PM If Word 2007 works the same as 2003, you are probably viewing all "available formatting," which includes styles and all formatting used in the document. Change the drop down to "available styles". Alternatively, you also might have Word set to "automatically define styles based on my formatting." Uncheck this in Word's options. -- Cardlaw

Re: Excessive Styles in Word 2007 Steve300 2/27/2007 10:16:15 PM Thanks but I can't find any options (and there are a few hundred) that correspond to viewing/available styles, probably because of changes in 2007. "Cardlaw" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > If Word 2007 works the same as 2003, you are probably viewing all > "available formatting," which includes styles and all formatting used > in the document. > Change the drop down to "available styles". > > Alternatively, you also might have Word set to "automatically define > styles based on my formatting." Uncheck this in Word's options. > > > > > -- > Cardlaw >

Re: Excessive Styles in Word 2007 "Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" <dlc110161[ at ]hotmail.com> 2/27/2007 11:33:49 PM Steve - It sounds as though you may have the Styles Task Pane open? If not, click the Dialog Launcher found on the Home Tab, Change Styles group. (itty bitty little block in lower right corner.) Now that you have that open, click the Options hyperlink. Change your "Select Styles to Show" to *In use* My list is sorted *As Recommended* which puts the built-in styles at the top of the list (Heading 1, Caption, etc.) I right click on styles in the list to Modify them. I also create new styles from that pane, although you can add a style to the Quick Styles Gallery so that you can use it over and over again. Be aware that as you create new Style Sets, you are actually creating new templates which are stored at: Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Quick Styles. -- Dawn Crosier Microsoft MVP "Education Lasts a Lifetime" This message was posted to a newsgroup, Please post replies and questions to the group so that others can learn as well. "Steve300" <Steve300[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8E609704-CCFF-4905-BD19-026242F730F6[ at ]microsoft.com... Thanks but I can't find any options (and there are a few hundred) that correspond to viewing/available styles, probably because of changes in 2007. "Cardlaw" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > If Word 2007 works the same as 2003, you are probably viewing all > "available formatting," which includes styles and all formatting used > in the document. > Change the drop down to "available styles". > > Alternatively, you also might have Word set to "automatically define > styles based on my formatting." Uncheck this in Word's options. > > > > > -- > Cardlaw >

Re: Excessive Styles in Word 2007 Steve300 2/27/2007 11:51:03 PM Dawn, that fixed it perfectly. Thanks, Steve "Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Steve - > > It sounds as though you may have the Styles Task Pane open? If not, click > the Dialog Launcher found on the Home Tab, Change Styles group. (itty bitty > little block in lower right corner.) > > Now that you have that open, click the Options hyperlink. Change your > "Select Styles to Show" to *In use* > My list is sorted *As Recommended* which puts the built-in styles at the top > of the list (Heading 1, Caption, etc.) > > I right click on styles in the list to Modify them. I also create new styles > from that pane, although you can add a style to the Quick Styles Gallery so > that you can use it over and over again. Be aware that as you create new > Style Sets, you are actually creating new templates which are stored at: > Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Quick Styles. > > -- > Dawn Crosier > Microsoft MVP > "Education Lasts a Lifetime" > > This message was posted to a newsgroup, Please post replies and questions > to the group so that others can learn as well. > "Steve300" <Steve300[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:8E609704-CCFF-4905-BD19-026242F730F6[ at ]microsoft.com... > Thanks but I can't find any options (and there are a few hundred) that > correspond to viewing/available styles, probably because of changes in 2007. > > "Cardlaw" wrote: > > > > > If Word 2007 works the same as 2003, you are probably viewing all > > "available formatting," which includes styles and all formatting used > > in the document. > > Change the drop down to "available styles". > > > > Alternatively, you also might have Word set to "automatically define > > styles based on my formatting." Uncheck this in Word's options. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Cardlaw > > > > >

Re: Excessive Styles in Word 2007 Carole 12/11/2008 5:02:02 PM Rahter than repost this question I am reusing it!! This seems to work in new 2007 documents but when I open a 2003 document it does not.. is there a way around this. Thanks in advance.. "Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Steve - > > It sounds as though you may have the Styles Task Pane open? If not, click > the Dialog Launcher found on the Home Tab, Change Styles group. (itty bitty > little block in lower right corner.) > > Now that you have that open, click the Options hyperlink. Change your > "Select Styles to Show" to *In use* > My list is sorted *As Recommended* which puts the built-in styles at the top > of the list (Heading 1, Caption, etc.) > > I right click on styles in the list to Modify them. I also create new styles > from that pane, although you can add a style to the Quick Styles Gallery so > that you can use it over and over again. Be aware that as you create new > Style Sets, you are actually creating new templates which are stored at: > Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Quick Styles. > > -- > Dawn Crosier > Microsoft MVP > "Education Lasts a Lifetime" > > This message was posted to a newsgroup, Please post replies and questions > to the group so that others can learn as well. > "Steve300" <Steve300[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:8E609704-CCFF-4905-BD19-026242F730F6[ at ]microsoft.com... > Thanks but I can't find any options (and there are a few hundred) that > correspond to viewing/available styles, probably because of changes in 2007. > > "Cardlaw" wrote: > > > > > If Word 2007 works the same as 2003, you are probably viewing all > > "available formatting," which includes styles and all formatting used > > in the document. > > Change the drop down to "available styles". > > > > Alternatively, you also might have Word set to "automatically define > > styles based on my formatting." Uncheck this in Word's options. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Cardlaw > > > > >

Re: Excessive Styles in Word 2007 "Stefan Blom" <no.spam[ at ]please.xyz> 12/12/2008 7:45:55 AM In Word 2003, you can use the Styles and Formatting task pane to determine which styles should display. See http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/sfpane/StylesAndFormattingPane.html. However, as far as I can remember, you cannot choose how to sort the styles in Word 2003. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Carole" <Carole[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3D819195-EF01-4085-AF81-915457537724[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Rahter than repost this question I am reusing it!! This seems to work in > new > 2007 documents but when I open a 2003 document it does not.. is there a > way > around this. > Thanks in advance.. > > "Dawn Crosier, Word MVP" wrote: > >> Steve - >> >> It sounds as though you may have the Styles Task Pane open? If not, >> click >> the Dialog Launcher found on the Home Tab, Change Styles group. (itty >> bitty >> little block in lower right corner.) >> >> Now that you have that open, click the Options hyperlink. Change your >> "Select Styles to Show" to *In use* >> My list is sorted *As Recommended* which puts the built-in styles at the >> top >> of the list (Heading 1, Caption, etc.) >> >> I right click on styles in the list to Modify them. I also create new >> styles >> from that pane, although you can add a style to the Quick Styles Gallery >> so >> that you can use it over and over again. Be aware that as you create new >> Style Sets, you are actually creating new templates which are stored at: >> Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Quick Styles. >> >> -- >> Dawn Crosier >> Microsoft MVP >> "Education Lasts a Lifetime" >> >> This message was posted to a newsgroup, Please post replies and >> questions >> to the group so that others can learn as well. >> "Steve300" <Steve300[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:8E609704-CCFF-4905-BD19-026242F730F6[ at ]microsoft.com... >> Thanks but I can't find any options (and there are a few hundred) that >> correspond to viewing/available styles, probably because of changes in >> 2007. >> >> "Cardlaw" wrote: >> >> > >> > If Word 2007 works the same as 2003, you are probably viewing all >> > "available formatting," which includes styles and all formatting used >> > in the document. >> > Change the drop down to "available styles". >> > >> > Alternatively, you also might have Word set to "automatically define >> > styles based on my formatting." Uncheck this in Word's options. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Cardlaw >> > >> >> >>