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Old November 25th, 2008, 10:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
wildetudor
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Default Character-type styles remove previous direct formatting

When I apply to a selection of text a style which is of the type Character,
it seems to overwrite any formatting which was done directly to that
selection.

For example, if I have a word underlined in my selection, and I apply a
Character style which implies making the text blue, then the selection
becomes blue AND the word's underlining disappears.

Is it not possible for a style to just *add* formatting to a selection,
without also removing previous direct formatting?
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Old November 26th, 2008, 08:37 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
DeanH
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Default Character-type styles remove previous direct formatting

Modify the Character style's "Style based on" property to "(Underlying
properties)".
This will allow you to add the Blue font and keep the Underline, but if the
text is green (say) this will be overridden by the Blue of the Character
style.
Hope this helps
DeanH

"wildetudor" wrote:

When I apply to a selection of text a style which is of the type Character,
it seems to overwrite any formatting which was done directly to that
selection.

For example, if I have a word underlined in my selection, and I apply a
Character style which implies making the text blue, then the selection
becomes blue AND the word's underlining disappears.

Is it not possible for a style to just *add* formatting to a selection,
without also removing previous direct formatting?

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Old November 26th, 2008, 12:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
wildetudor
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Default Character-type styles remove previous direct formatting

Thanks very much, it indeed did help.

"DeanH" wrote:

Modify the Character style's "Style based on" property to "(Underlying
properties)".
This will allow you to add the Blue font and keep the Underline, but if the
text is green (say) this will be overridden by the Blue of the Character
style.
Hope this helps
DeanH

"wildetudor" wrote:

When I apply to a selection of text a style which is of the type Character,
it seems to overwrite any formatting which was done directly to that
selection.

For example, if I have a word underlined in my selection, and I apply a
Character style which implies making the text blue, then the selection
becomes blue AND the word's underlining disappears.

Is it not possible for a style to just *add* formatting to a selection,
without also removing previous direct formatting?

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Old November 27th, 2008, 07:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
wildetudor
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Default Character-type styles remove previous direct formatting

Thanks for your help again DeanH, I only now had time to try what you
suggested, and it seems the style, even if based on 'underlying properties',
still overrides direct formatting which is non-conflictual with the style
definition, i.e. style is only supposed to color text in blue, but it
actually also removes previously existing word underlinings.. Is there
anything else I can try?

"wildetudor" wrote:

Thanks very much, it indeed did help.

"DeanH" wrote:

Modify the Character style's "Style based on" property to "(Underlying
properties)".
This will allow you to add the Blue font and keep the Underline, but if the
text is green (say) this will be overridden by the Blue of the Character
style.
Hope this helps
DeanH

"wildetudor" wrote:

When I apply to a selection of text a style which is of the type Character,
it seems to overwrite any formatting which was done directly to that
selection.

For example, if I have a word underlined in my selection, and I apply a
Character style which implies making the text blue, then the selection
becomes blue AND the word's underlining disappears.

Is it not possible for a style to just *add* formatting to a selection,
without also removing previous direct formatting?

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Old November 27th, 2008, 11:30 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Character-type styles remove previous direct formatting

"Underlying properties" is actually the same thing as Default Paragraph
Font, which would not include any direct formatting that had been applied to
the text, so your character styles are behaving as designed.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"wildetudor" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your help again DeanH, I only now had time to try what you
suggested, and it seems the style, even if based on 'underlying
properties',
still overrides direct formatting which is non-conflictual with the style
definition, i.e. style is only supposed to color text in blue, but it
actually also removes previously existing word underlinings.. Is there
anything else I can try?

"wildetudor" wrote:

Thanks very much, it indeed did help.

"DeanH" wrote:

Modify the Character style's "Style based on" property to "(Underlying
properties)".
This will allow you to add the Blue font and keep the Underline, but if
the
text is green (say) this will be overridden by the Blue of the
Character
style.
Hope this helps
DeanH

"wildetudor" wrote:

When I apply to a selection of text a style which is of the type
Character,
it seems to overwrite any formatting which was done directly to that
selection.

For example, if I have a word underlined in my selection, and I apply
a
Character style which implies making the text blue, then the
selection
becomes blue AND the word's underlining disappears.

Is it not possible for a style to just *add* formatting to a
selection,
without also removing previous direct formatting?




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Old November 27th, 2008, 11:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
wildetudor
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Default Character-type styles remove previous direct formatting

So I guess the answer to my question is 'no'?...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

"Underlying properties" is actually the same thing as Default Paragraph
Font, which would not include any direct formatting that had been applied to
the text, so your character styles are behaving as designed.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"wildetudor" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your help again DeanH, I only now had time to try what you
suggested, and it seems the style, even if based on 'underlying
properties',
still overrides direct formatting which is non-conflictual with the style
definition, i.e. style is only supposed to color text in blue, but it
actually also removes previously existing word underlinings.. Is there
anything else I can try?

"wildetudor" wrote:

Thanks very much, it indeed did help.

"DeanH" wrote:

Modify the Character style's "Style based on" property to "(Underlying
properties)".
This will allow you to add the Blue font and keep the Underline, but if
the
text is green (say) this will be overridden by the Blue of the
Character
style.
Hope this helps
DeanH

"wildetudor" wrote:

When I apply to a selection of text a style which is of the type
Character,
it seems to overwrite any formatting which was done directly to that
selection.

For example, if I have a word underlined in my selection, and I apply
a
Character style which implies making the text blue, then the
selection
becomes blue AND the word's underlining disappears.

Is it not possible for a style to just *add* formatting to a
selection,
without also removing previous direct formatting?





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Old November 28th, 2008, 01:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Character-type styles remove previous direct formatting

I think so, yes.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"wildetudor" wrote in message
...
So I guess the answer to my question is 'no'?...

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

"Underlying properties" is actually the same thing as Default Paragraph
Font, which would not include any direct formatting that had been applied
to
the text, so your character styles are behaving as designed.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"wildetudor" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your help again DeanH, I only now had time to try what you
suggested, and it seems the style, even if based on 'underlying
properties',
still overrides direct formatting which is non-conflictual with the
style
definition, i.e. style is only supposed to color text in blue, but it
actually also removes previously existing word underlinings.. Is there
anything else I can try?

"wildetudor" wrote:

Thanks very much, it indeed did help.

"DeanH" wrote:

Modify the Character style's "Style based on" property to
"(Underlying
properties)".
This will allow you to add the Blue font and keep the Underline, but
if
the
text is green (say) this will be overridden by the Blue of the
Character
style.
Hope this helps
DeanH

"wildetudor" wrote:

When I apply to a selection of text a style which is of the type
Character,
it seems to overwrite any formatting which was done directly to
that
selection.

For example, if I have a word underlined in my selection, and I
apply
a
Character style which implies making the text blue, then the
selection
becomes blue AND the word's underlining disappears.

Is it not possible for a style to just *add* formatting to a
selection,
without also removing previous direct formatting?







 




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