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Word 2010 does not apply styles

Today I got strange problem with word 2010 and style usage. Problem 1: How I can repeat problem: Open new document write some text Press heading 1 on "styles" ribbon. However, instead of ...
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Reset Default Manuscript Style Set

I changed some of the settings in the Manuscript Style Set, but would like to reset them back to the default. I realized too late that what I should be doing is creating a new Style Set. I've searched ...
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Remove setting from style to inherit setting from base style

In my Microsoft Word 2010 document I have two paragraph styles: Normal and Subject. Subject has "Style based on" set to Normal (inherits from Normal). In Normal, I have configured a 12pt gap after ...
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Weird formatting in Word 2010

A few months ago while writing a paper, I copied some paragraphs created in one computer to a different computer. I guess the formatting was different. Please see the following image: I noticed ...
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Export MS Word 2010 styles

I have a client who wishes to standardise the MS Word Style used across multiple workstations (fonts, colours, headings, paragraph settings etc). Is there any way to export then import these styles?
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How to “demote” all titles and headings in Word 2010?

I built a large help document for an application I wrote. I used all the default styles in Word 2010, including "Title", "Heading 1", "Heading 2", etc. Sadly, when I generated the Table of Contents, ...
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Decrease font size in Word 2010 character style

Is it possible to define a character style that builds on Default Paragraph Font and set its font' size to be 1 point less than the one used by the paragraph? I tried putting -1 into the font size ...
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Word 2010 - Styled paragraph separating into separate numbered lines [closed]

USING WORD 2010 I have a style "Heading 4 Par" which is a style based on Heading 4. It is a numbered style. My problem is when I apply the "Heading 4 Par" to say a 3 lined paragraph it separates ...
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How to make inline text heading in Microsoft Word 2010

I want to save Word document as PDF with Bookmarks. I have a text: Whoever created the mosquito’s eye, created the sun. Whoever ordered the flea’s stomach, ordered the solar system. and want the ...
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MSWord 2010 shortcut key for TOGGLING styles

I know how to assign shortcut keys to Styles. But what I would like to do is create a shortcut key that functions like the Bold/Italic/Underline keys (Ctrl-B/Ctrl-I/Ctrl-U): Namely, when I hit the ...
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Word 2010 Outline Headings: Paragraph styles but not Character styles

I'm formatting a thesis in APA style. This requires headings at levels 3-5 to be run-in headings, where the first few words of a paragraph are bold. Example---- This is heading level 1 in paragraph ...
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Are there any Microsoft Word 2010 table styles ? The nice looking ones instead of current ones

Such as table styles that are using nice gradients or effects. Are there any styles that i can download and use ? Microsoft office 2010 or 2007 Word tables.
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How do I change the background colour in a Word 2010 style?

I have a header style with a navy blue background (TH1 in the screen shot below). How do I change the background colour? I can see the colour defined in the markup as a pattern: Font: Verdana, 14 ...
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How do I share a Quick Style Set I have created?

I have created a Quick Style Set in Word 2010 that I would like to share with colleagues. I have called this QSS OurReport. Another web site suggested the following For Windows 7, the folder should be ...
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In Word 2010, how can I insert an icon or text in the margin that is anchored to a paragraph?

In technical books or documents you often see little icons in the margin that indicate some property of the paragraph. How would I add that in Word 2010 in such a way that it is displayed in the ...
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Microsoft Word 2010 - Applying style to selected words

I've configured a small number of styles which are working just fine, but I'm wanting to create a new style based on an existing style where the new style can be applied to the selected words, but I ...
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Show styles pane when Word 2010 starts

I use Word 2010 with the Navigation Pane on the left side of the screen and the Styles Pane (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S) on the right side of the screen. Whenever I open Word, I have to set this up manually. ...
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Adjust spacing between list elements in Word 2010

Is there a way to adjust the spacing between list elements in Word 2010? I can apply a style to the list, and then edit the style, and edit the spacing before and after the element, but this applies ...
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Creating “margin icons” in MS Word, ideally as part of a style

One might have seen, in many textbooks, certain paragraphs are highlighted with an "Important" icon next to them, or a "Warning!". I would like to achieve a similar thing for a document I am writing. ...
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Improved APA citation format in Word 2007/2010?

By default the APA citation in Word 2007 doesn't quite match APA style (e.g. it doesn't convert a citation to et. al. when the citation has been made previously and there are many authors). Is there ...
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Downloadable templates and styles for Word 2010?

Where can I find downloadable templates and styles for Word 2010? I'm not a designer, but would like to find pre-packaged sets of fonts, colors and indenting that is more appealing that what is built ...