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Italic -- Styles v Direct
I'm using Word 2000. What's the difference between Italic direct
formatting, and Italic styles? I have set up a character style for italic. When I insert a document, some of the italicized words update to match my custom italic style. Others do not -- they show up as style "normal." I have took the italic icon off of my toolbar. But I sometimes use the control+I shortcut. Do I presume correctly that those keyboard shortcuts apply direct formatting? Do I presume that I may assign that shortcut to my italic style instead? I keep hearing that "styles are better than direct formatting." Ive been working on learning this. Why does Word even have direct formatting? Does it have any use? *(((({ |
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Hi *((({,
You'll find a pretty good thread on this he http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...rmatting.long= docs/browse_frm/thread/36505dd4f743d3ab/ba6497140e6e635e ~~~\o/~~~~/|~~~ Klaus "*((({" wrote: I'm using Word 2000. What's the difference between Italic direct formatting, and Italic styles? I have set up a character style for italic. When I insert a document, some of the italicized words update to match my custom italic style. Others do not -- they show up as style "normal." =20 =20 I have took the italic icon off of my toolbar. But I sometimes use the control+I shortcut. Do I presume correctly that those keyboard shortcuts apply direct formatting? Do I presume that I may assign that shortcut to my italic style instead? =20 =20 I keep hearing that "styles are better than direct formatting." Ive been working on learning this. =20 =20 Why does Word even have direct formatting? Does it have any use? =20 *(((({ |
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*((({ wrote:
Why does Word even have direct formatting? Does it have any use? Try to imagine Word totally without direct formatting: For us long-documentees, and for many corporate identity departments, this would be a blessing! But for the everyday user, and for many one-off documents gladly so, this would be overkill. IOW and IMHO: The product would not have sold without it. 2cents Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS \ / | MVP X Against HTML | for / \ in e-mail & news | Word |
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