My document has hundreds of tables in dozens of different formats. A style can handle only a very limited number of features - for example suppose the first word(s) are in bold and the rest of the sentence is not bold. I don't think I can assign a style
to the bold part and another style to the not-bold part. When I write the docx out and read it in, the style (apparently) is reapplied, switching the table to all bold or all not-bold. This is extremely annoying. Also line spacing irregularities are reapplied,
causing unwanted format changes. This sucks. What is the best way to handle this? Why isn't there a style that says "Don't change the format?" (Restricting editing allows formats to change.)
Steve
If "write the docx out and read it in" means save, close, and reopen the file, the cause of the changes is probably the
Automatically update document styles setting in the Templates and Add-ins dialog. Turn it off by clearing the check box. By default in Word, that check box is empty and prevents the kinds of changes you are experiencing.
Pamelia Caswell
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