Applying a Style Overrides Existing Paragraph Formatting

Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
Article ID: Q35571

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

If a Style is applied to a paragraph that contains manual paragraph formatting, the manual paragraph formatting will be removed, leaving only the paragraph formatting defined in the Style.

For example, if a paragraph is formatted by setting the indents, tabs, and justification on the Ruler, and a Style is then applied, the formatting applied on the Ruler will be lost.

This loss of formatting occurs by product design. This functionality is different than what occurs for manual character formatting.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: kbformat
Additional query words: winword 1.x 2.0a 2.0a- word6
CD 2.0b 2.0c 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword2
Keywords : kbformat
Version : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
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