Microsoft KB Archive/275962

= &quot;Style not defined&quot; error message in STYLEREF field in Word =

Article ID: 275962

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q275962





For a Microsoft Word 97 version of this article, see 247639.



For a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, see 247608.



SYMPTOMS
When you use a STYLEREF field that references a style name, and you open the document in a different language version of Microsoft Word than the one that the document was created in, you may receive the following error message, rather than the expected style reference:

Error! Style not defined

The error message may appear in the language of the version of Word that is in use. For example, in the French version of Word, you may receive the following error message:

Erreur ! Style non defini



CAUSE
This problem can occur because the STYLEREF field references styles by name, and Word does not translate built-in style names to the language in use.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, change the STYLEREF field to point to the correct style name. To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) Display field codes by pressing ALT+F9.
 * 2) Change the reference to the correct name. For example, change the contents of the STYLEREF field from &quot;Titre 1&quot; to &quot;Heading 1&quot; if you are converting from the French version of Word to the English version of Word.
 * 3) Press F9 to update the field.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: WD2002 WD2003

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB275962

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