Rogue Tab when Importing Styles

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Kensword

System: OS Windows XP, MS Word 2003, SP3

Have a problem with a rogue tab when importing styles.

I frequently need to apply a set of standard styles to document
(mainly contracts) which I receive and have a template from which I ca
import the styles. I have found one glitch that seems impossible t
resolve and would appreciate help.

Using a simple test system to illustrate the problem:

(1) A source document is created from Normal.dot (which has default ta
stops set at 1.5 cm). I select the Heading 1 style and type “This i
test data”. This text is formatted correctly, in accordance with th
style properties for Heading 1 (Normal + Font: (Default) Arial, 16 pt
Bold, Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.5 cm, No widow/orphan control
Keep with next, Level 1, Tabs: 1.5 cm, List tab, Outline numbered
Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Lef
+ Aligned at: 0 cm + Tab after: 1.5 cm + Indent at: 1.5 cm)

(2) I attach my StylesTemplate.dot using ‘Tools/Templates an
Add-Ins/Attach’ and then apply (‘OK’) firstly with ‘Automaticall
update document styles’ selected and then a second time with thi
option de-selected. The text is re-styled according to the importe
style of Heading 1 (Agrmnt_Text + Font: Times New Roman Bold, Bold
Indent: Left: 0 cm, Hanging: 1.5 cm, Keep with next, Level 1, Tabs:
1.5 cm, List tab, Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2
3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0 cm + Tab after:
1.5 cm + Indent at: 1.5 cm) EXCEPT that there is no indent and th
single tab required by this style is set at 0.63 cm and not 1.5 cm a
required by the style properties. Opening Heading 1 in the ‘Tools
Styles and Formatting/ Modify/Format/ Numbering’ (there is no need t
enter the ‘Customize’ dialog) and just clicking ‘OK’ corrects th
problem.

Any thoughts on what is going on here would be much appreciated
 
Why would you create your new document from the normal.dot template
instead of from the StylesTemplate.dot template?
 
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