Delete a style permanently?

I created a custom style in Word 2007. Now, I want to delete it. I can
delete the style from the document, but when I close and reopen Word 2007
the style shows up again.

The Manage Styles dialog box has a checkbox that says "only in this
document" and "new documents based on this template". EVEN if I check "New
documents based on this template" and delete the style, the style reappears
when I close and reopen Word 2007.

I looked in Word 2007 help, and under "delete a style" there are no matches
if I search for the term in quotes. If I remove the quotes, there are no
USEFUL matches.

Searching the Internet doesn't help either. There is a link to a section
from a Word for Dummies book that has a solution that doesn't work (it says
to right-click the style from the style gallery and click Delete. There is
no such choice.)

Related problem: The style I created was called "Code" and it used a fixed
pitch font and smaller point size. Once inside a document, if I selected
that style and typed some code, then went to a new line and selected
Normal, Word kept re-selecting my Code style. The style was not un-
selectable, which is REALLY annoying.

Help!

Thanks.

David Walker

"New documents based on this template" refers to transferring changes in a
style to the attached template; it won't delete the style in the template.

To delete a style, you can use the Organizer dialog box. Press Alt+F8 and
click the Organizer button.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"DWalker07" wrote in message
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I created a custom style in Word 2007. Now, I want to delete it. I can
delete the style from the document, but when I close and reopen Word 2007
the style shows up again.

The Manage Styles dialog box has a checkbox that says "only in this
document" and "new documents based on this template". EVEN if I check
"New
documents based on this template" and delete the style, the style
reappears
when I close and reopen Word 2007.

I looked in Word 2007 help, and under "delete a style" there are no
matches
if I search for the term in quotes. If I remove the quotes, there are no
USEFUL matches.

Searching the Internet doesn't help either. There is a link to a section
from a Word for Dummies book that has a solution that doesn't work (it
says
to right-click the style from the style gallery and click Delete. There
is
no such choice.)

Related problem: The style I created was called "Code" and it used a
fixed
pitch font and smaller point size. Once inside a document, if I selected
that style and typed some code, then went to a new line and selected
Normal, Word kept re-selecting my Code style. The style was not un-
selectable, which is REALLY annoying.

Help!

Thanks.

David Walker

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Stefan Blom wrote:

"New documents based on this template" refers to transferring changes in
30-Sep-09

"New documents based on this template" refers to transferring changes in a
style to the attached template; it will not delete the style in the template.

To delete a style, you can use the Organizer dialog box. Press Alt+F8 and
click the Organizer button.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Wednesday, September 30, 2009 12:50 PM
DWalker07 wrote:

Delete a style permanently?
I created a custom style in Word 2007. Now, I want to delete it. I can
delete the style from the document, but when I close and reopen Word 2007
the style shows up again.

The Manage Styles dialog box has a checkbox that says "only in this
document" and "new documents based on this template". EVEN if I check "New
documents based on this template" and delete the style, the style reappears
when I close and reopen Word 2007.

I looked in Word 2007 help, and under "delete a style" there are no matches
if I search for the term in quotes. If I remove the quotes, there are no
USEFUL matches.

Searching the Internet does not help either. There is a link to a section
from a Word for Dummies book that has a solution that does not work (it says
to right-click the style from the style gallery and click Delete. There is
no such choice.)

Related problem: The style I created was called "Code" and it used a fixed
pitch font and smaller point size. Once inside a document, if I selected
that style and typed some code, then went to a new line and selected
Normal, Word kept re-selecting my Code style. The style was not un-
selectable, which is REALLY annoying.

Help!

Thanks.

David Walker

On Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1:32 PM
Stefan Blom wrote:

"New documents based on this template" refers to transferring changes in
"New documents based on this template" refers to transferring changes in a
style to the attached template; it will not delete the style in the template.

To delete a style, you can use the Organizer dialog box. Press Alt+F8 and
click the Organizer button.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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Good question.

Note that you can open the Organizer dialog box via the Styles pane: Click
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S, click the Manage Styles button, click the Import/Export
button.

However, Word 2007 does hide certain options a little too well. :-(

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



Rashiki Jabing wrote in message ...
Wow. That worked well. But why in the world is that featured buried like
that?



Stefan Blom wrote:

"New documents based on this template" refers to transferring changes in
30-Sep-09

"New documents based on this template" refers to transferring changes in a
style to the attached template; it will not delete the style in the
template.

To delete a style, you can use the Organizer dialog box. Press Alt+F8 and
click the Organizer button.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Previous Posts In This Thread:

On Wednesday, September 30, 2009 12:50 PM
DWalker07 wrote:

Delete a style permanently?
I created a custom style in Word 2007. Now, I want to delete it. I can
delete the style from the document, but when I close and reopen Word 2007
the style shows up again.

The Manage Styles dialog box has a checkbox that says "only in this
document" and "new documents based on this template". EVEN if I check
"New
documents based on this template" and delete the style, the style
reappears
when I close and reopen Word 2007.

I looked in Word 2007 help, and under "delete a style" there are no
matches
if I search for the term in quotes. If I remove the quotes, there are no
USEFUL matches.

Searching the Internet does not help either. There is a link to a
section
from a Word for Dummies book that has a solution that does not work (it
says
to right-click the style from the style gallery and click Delete. There
is
no such choice.)

Related problem: The style I created was called "Code" and it used a
fixed
pitch font and smaller point size. Once inside a document, if I selected
that style and typed some code, then went to a new line and selected
Normal, Word kept re-selecting my Code style. The style was not un-
selectable, which is REALLY annoying.

Help!

Thanks.

David Walker

On Wednesday, September 30, 2009 1:32 PM
Stefan Blom wrote:

"New documents based on this template" refers to transferring changes in
"New documents based on this template" refers to transferring changes in a
style to the attached template; it will not delete the style in the
template.

To delete a style, you can use the Organizer dialog box. Press Alt+F8 and
click the Organizer button.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


Submitted via EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
In-Memory Data Caching for Performance
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...aching-fo.aspx