Problem with MS Word

[grossguys]

I have a recurring problem. When in MS Word whenever I apply a new format to an item, such as underlining a word, every item in my document becomes underlined and I have to back-arrow to reverse this. How do I stop every formt change from being applied to my entire document?

Thanks in advance for the assistance.

 

[DelJo63]

under the format menu, there's an option to UPDATE the format
(this occurs once for every STYLE in the document).

UNCHECK that option.

Also, a qucik way to backout this kind of goof, use the <ctl>z undo
it will reverse the style change on the first use and undo the underline it
self on the second -- they're nested undos

 

[grossguys]

I have Word 2002 and there is no UPDATE under the Format dropdown list. But thanks I did find TOOLS, AUTOFORMAT, AUTOCORRECT, there is a box for PRESERVE FORMAT, and when I unchecked this I resolved the problem.

Appreciate the assistance.

 

[Tedster]

glad it's solved. You may also wish to try openoffice. It's free and I find it to be better than word. It can export into just about any file format.


www.openoffice.org