Too Many Styles

[LJL]

I have a 250 page document in which the styles have proliferated like
rabbits. Sure, I know, at one time or another I either put them there or they
added themselves because I modified another style (some of the styles are
just modifications of a "basic" one [e.g., the basic "Bulleted list - 10 pt"
has led to "Bulleted list - 10 pt red" and "Bulleted list -10 pt Italic" and
so on]). Now I want to get rid of the great majority of them and just leave
the basic ones I want to work with. What will happen to my document if I do
this? Also, once I do get down to a few basics, how can I prevent my simple
modification of one of them [e.g., changing the font to red] from adding a
new style to my list?

Your help would be most appreciated.

 

[grammatim]

Down at the bottom of the Styles & Formatting pane there's a "More"
button.. In there are a bunch of options for which styles will be
displayed in your drop-down and in the pane itself.

If you really want to delete some of those annoying character styles,
(in Word2003) go to Tools > Templates & Add-Ins > Organizer, and on
the left is a window with all the styles in your document. Delete them
from there. (I also once got that panel some other way, possibly
directly from Styles & Formatting.)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

What you're seeing are not "styles" but "formatting." On the Edit tab of
Tools | Options, clear the check box for "Keep track of formatting."

 

[LJL]

Aha. Thank you; I appreciate your help. I've cleared that check box.

What you're seeing are not "styles" but "formatting." On the Edit tab of
Tools | Options, clear the check box for "Keep track of formatting."

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

I have a 250 page document in which the styles have proliferated like
rabbits. Sure, I know, at one time or another I either put them there or
they
added themselves because I modified another style (some of the styles are
just modifications of a "basic" one [e.g., the basic "Bulleted list - 10
pt"
has led to "Bulleted list - 10 pt red" and "Bulleted list -10 pt Italic"
and
so on]). Now I want to get rid of the great majority of them and just
leave
the basic ones I want to work with. What will happen to my document if I
do
this? Also, once I do get down to a few basics, how can I prevent my
simple
modification of one of them [e.g., changing the font to red] from adding a
new style to my list?

Your help would be most appreciated.

 

[LJL]

Thanks for your help. I appreciate it.

Down at the bottom of the Styles & Formatting pane there's a "More"
button.. In there are a bunch of options for which styles will be
displayed in your drop-down and in the pane itself.

If you really want to delete some of those annoying character styles,
(in Word2003) go to Tools > Templates & Add-Ins > Organizer, and on
the left is a window with all the styles in your document. Delete them
from there. (I also once got that panel some other way, possibly
directly from Styles & Formatting.)

I have a 250 page document in which the styles have proliferated like
rabbits. Sure, I know, at one time or another I either put them there or they
added themselves because I modified another style (some of the styles are
just modifications of a "basic" one [e.g., the basic "Bulleted list - 10 pt"
has led to "Bulleted list - 10 pt red" and "Bulleted list -10 pt Italic" and
so on]). Now I want to get rid of the great majority of them and just leave
the basic ones I want to work with. What will happen to my document if I do
this? Also, once I do get down to a few basics, how can I prevent my simple
modification of one of them [e.g., changing the font to red] from adding a
new style to my list?

Your help would be most appreciated.