Microsoft KB Archive/41741

Applied Style’s Character Formatting Changes Entire Paragraph PSS ID Number: Q41741 Article last modified on 07-14-1994

1.00 1.10 1.10a 2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b 2.00c

WINDOWS

Summary:

In Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.x and 2.x, if you apply a style to a paragraph, its character formatting is applied to the entire paragraph, not just the current selection.

For example, if you apply a style containing bold to a paragraph that is already formatted as italic, the paragraph becomes bold italic. This behavior occurs no matter what portion of the paragraph is selected when you apply the style.

Unlike Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, Word for Windows does not have character styles. Word for Windows has only paragraph styles.

Word version 6.0 provides the capability to assign Character Styles to a word or word(s) within a paragraph.

Word version 1.x and 2.x
To assign a Character Style to words within a paragraph:


 * 1) Select Format and Style.
 * 2) Select New.
 * 3) Type the name for your Character Style in the Name box.
 * 4) Select Character Style in the Style Type box.
 * 5) Select Format. Select Font.
 * 6) Then select the attributes for your Style. Select OK.
 * 7) Select the Add to Template box to make this a permanent change for the template.
 * 8) Select OK. Select Close.
 * 9) The new Character Style may now be assigned to certain words within a paragraph of a Word 6.0 document without effecting the rest of the paragraph.

Additional reference words: w4wformat winword 1.00 1.10 1.10a 2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b 2.00c

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