Microsoft KB Archive/170351

= WD97: Style List Shows Styles Out of Order =

Article ID: 170351

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q170351



SYMPTOMS
The Style list on the Formatting toolbar may not be displayed in alphabetical order.



CAUSE
In Microsoft Word 97, styles are grouped by their classification. In earlier versions of Microsoft Word, they are listed alphabetically.



STATUS
This functionality is a design change in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.



MORE INFORMATION
Styles are displayed in the following order in the Style list:


 * 1) Heading styles
 * 2) Normal style
 * 3) User-defined styles
 * 4) Body Text styles
 * 5) List styles
 * 6) All other styles listed alphabetically

The following sample list shows how styles are ordered:   Heading 1                 -+ Heading 2                         |-- Heading styles Heading 3                -+ Normal                    Normal style My Favorite Style         User-defined style Body Text                -+ Body Text First Indent            |-- Body Text styles Plain Text               -+ List Bullet              -+ List Bullet 2                     |-- List styles List Number              -+ Date                     -+ Default Paragraph Font            | Footer                            |-- All other styles Header                            | Salutation               -+ This order cannot be changed.

For more information about styles, click the Office Assistant, type "style" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click on one of the topics.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

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