Re: Update Style to Match Selection

If Andy was just looking for a way to make it appear when appropriate,
however, the "Prompt" setting will do the trick.

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"Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Ah. *That* "Modify Style" dialog. While you can use the Prompt option to
> force it under some circumstances, I don't believe there is a built-in
> command to trigger the particular box Greg asked about. I've looked and
> didn't find a VBA approach either, either.
>
> You'd only ever want to see that dialog if it contained a style variant,
in
> which case, you could create a macro to apply the current base/unmodified
> style, which would then trigger that dialog (unless the base style is
> Normal, in which case the Modify Style dialog refuses to appear).
>
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> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > If I'm interpreting your question correctly, in Word 2002 and 2003,
check
> > the box for "Prompt to update style" on the Edit tab of Tools | Options.
> > Herb's answer is correct if you're actually looking for the command to
> > open
> > the Modify Style dialog.
> >
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> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
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> > "Greg" <gmaxey@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >> Herb,
> >>
> >> You appear to have satisfied Andy.
> >>
> >> I can't find the command that displays the Modify Style dialog that
> >> presents the user with the option to reapply or update. Does such a
> >> thing exist?
> >>
> >
>
>

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