Can't uncheck automatic style updating

[Guest]

Okay, I've spent the past few hours reading through various questions and
responses, but haven't found the answer to my problem.

I'm trying to create a basic automatic TOC -- only one level. I'm using
Word 2003. I want the font to be TNR 12 point, but the default is Courier 10
point. Every time I open the document, the TOC shows up as Courier 10. I go
in to modify the TOC Level styles to TNR 12 (each level separately), and I
uncheck the "Automatic Update" option. The TOC updates fine and looks as I
want it. When I close the document and reopen it, the TOC is back to Courier
and when I go into the TOC style the "Automatic Update" option is checked
again.

My Normal template has the "Automatic Update" box unchecked, and the
Autocorrect When You Type box for Defining Styles is also unchecked. But
whenever I restart Word, the TOC style goes back to its original form and
doesn't save the changes I made. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

A partial answer (as to your normal.dot not keeping its changes) is found in
the FAQ:

28. I can't save my customizations - AutoText, menus, etc.
Can't save normal.dot...
If you have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed see the last section of
http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htm.
Otherwise, hold down the Shift key when selecting the File
menu and select Save All.

Also, look in your document under Tools > Templates and Add-Ins. The box
there to update styles should be unchecked.
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Charles Kenyon

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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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[Guest]

Thanks for the reply. I'd found a similar answer to uncheck the PDF Add-Ins
in one of the threads and tried that, but it hadn't worked either. For each
of the three documents I was working in (none of which I created), I deleted
the TOC and selected all text, then copied it into a new blank document. But
I chose Paste Special and pasted it as Rich Text Format rather than HTML that
it defaulted to, then went in and modified the TOC style as normal, and the
changes stuck and the TOC looked like I wanted. Not sure why, but at least
I'm happy with the result.