Re: My custom styles are acquiring unwanted attributes

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I've reapplied the correct table style to my tables by placing the cursor or
selecting the table, clicking the Table > Table Style link in Reveal
Formatting and selecting the appropriate table style from the list in Table
AutoFormat dialog box.

Strange though that my tables acquired a style called "List Bullet" which
doesn't exist in my list of "Tables styles in use". Or, maybe not strange for
Word.

Thanks to Margaret Aldis and Suzanne S. Barnhill for your contributions.

"Frustrated Frame User" wrote:

> That doesn't work for me but then I selected a random paragraph in the table
> with the TableBody style applied and clicked on Format > Reveal Formatting. I
> expanded "Table" under which is listed, "Table Style: List Bullet"
> What does this mean, is the table itself rather than the paragraph style
> somehow affected?
> I can't figure out where to change this and i cant exactly figure out how to
> see which Table style is applied to my table. There is no table style listed
> called "List Bullet" in my list of Table Styles in Use. I originally based
> my custom table on "Table Normal".
> Does this information shed light on the issue?
> Any ideas what to do about it?
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > If the style doesn't include bullets, then pressing Ctrl+Q in any "infected"
> > paragraph should remove them.
> >
> > --
> > 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.
> >
> > "Frustrated Frame User" <Frustrated Frame User@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote in message news:A5D4977D-DF51-477C-8BAB-009112115B92@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > The TableBody Style does has not itself picked up any bulleting in the
> > style
> > > setting whatsoever making this problem all the more mysterious. Each time
> > I
> > > apply the style to a paragraph, the bullets are applied. When i select an
> > > "infected" paragraph, open the Format > Bullets and Numbering / Paragraph
> > > dialog boxes, the rogue settings are in place but when i select to modify
> > the
> > > style itself, there are no such settings in place.
> > >
> > > I don't usually use the formatting toolbar at all except in this instance
> > i
> > > already did use it to reset the bullets with my custom style name as you
> > have
> > > also suggested.
> > >
> > > I prefer to use custom styels for all formatting including bullets and
> > bold
> > > as well. Every custom style has been created from scratch and based on the
> > > <no style> option. Even though this makes global updating a very inelegant
> > > chore, which i avoid having to do.
> > >
> > > Automatic updates is not selected for any style. Numbered styles are
> > custom
> > > ones included in macro sequences that insert fileds for restarting
> > counters
> > > and continuing.
> > > I try as far as I am able to maintain a "safe" template unhindered by
> > common
> > > problems that Word is prone to create.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your suggestions but is there something else i can do?
> > >
> > >
> > > "Margaret Aldis" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Check your TableBody style is not set to "Automatically Update" - if it
> > is
> > > > then when you bullet a TableBody paragraph that setting will get applied
> > to
> > > > the style as well.
> > > >
> > > > If that's not it then have a look in Format > Bullets and Numbering and
> > > > reset any pane that shows a bullet format with the TableBody stylename -
> > if
> > > > that bullet formatting gets applied it will create the link to the
> > style,
> > > > even if the style was not previously bulleted.
> > > >
> > > > Either way, you will also need to modify the TableBody style itself to
> > > > remove the bullet formatting it seems to have picked up.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
> > > > Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk
> > > > Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Frustrated Frame User" <Frustrated Frame
> > User@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > wrote in message
> > news:079949D3-7988-465F-940D-D42BC1A0FB91@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >I have a custom table body style based on <no style>.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have applied specific attributes tot he style and it has worked well
> > for
> > > > > me until today.
> > > > >
> > > > > When the style is applied, the paragraph displays with bullets and
> > tabs.
> > > > > The
> > > > > TableBody style has no such attributes and i have to manually select
> > > > > occurences and use the formatting bar to remove the unwanted
> > attributes.
> > > > >
> > > > > How and where are these attributes becoming linked ot the style. I
> > have
> > > > > checked the style settings and there is no indication that the
> > unwanted
> > > > > attributes have been applied to the style.
> > > > >
> > > > > How can I fix this problem?
> > > > >
> > > > > I dont want to trash the template because it is a custom template with
> > > > > many
> > > > > styles and macros.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there a way to "get under the hood" and clean out the template?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
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