Microsoft KB Archive/66163

Word: Removing Outline Levels Strips Paragraph Formatting

PSS ID Number: Q66163 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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Typing ALT+P (or ALT+XP if a style sheet is attached) to remove an outline level from a paragraph in Outline View will also remove any paragraph formatting that was previously applied (before going into Outline View).

This loss of formatting occurs because the ALT+P key combination removes the heading level and all paragraph formatting at the same time. After using ALT+P, the outline level for the text will be removed and the text will have the formatting attributes of the “standard” paragraph style.

A possible workaround is to create a style with the complete paragraph formatting. This way, if the heading level needs to be removed in outline view, the paragraph formatting can easily be restored by reapplying the style with the defined key code.

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