changing format in Word for a phrase changes entire document

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Whenever I try to change the format of a word or phrase in a document, the
entire document changes to the new format not just the selected text.

For example, suppose I highlight a single word and click the Bold icon, all
the text in the document is changed to Bold text. I can then hit Ctrl-Z and
it undoes all the text change except for the word that was highlighted.

is this normal? How do I change just a word or phrase without having to
undo the change?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WholeDocumentReformatted.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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