On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Adam <[email protected]> wrote:

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>  On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 9:39 AM, RA Brown <[email protected]>wrote:
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>> Adam wrote:
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>>> Thanks Andy, I will try to explain my problem.
>>> I started a document and have outline numbered paragraphs with:
>>>
>>> indent
>>>  Before Text 1.27cm
>>>  First line -0.64cm
>>>
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>> So this is the current "default" settings.
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>> and all paragraphs in the document have this formatting style as defined
>>> in
>>> the style named *Default*. Now I want to change this to say:
>>>
>>>  indent
>>>  Before Text 2.00cm
>>>  First line -0.13cm
>>>
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>> Did you right click on the "default" paragraph style and select 'Modify'?
>>  Make the changes and click the OK button to close and save the changes?
>>
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> Yes but after click ok and close the F11 window nothing happens :(
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>> If so that should have changed the "default" used when starting a new
>> document.  To use this style in an existing document you need to update the
>> document.
>>
>>> and have this new formatting applied to all paragraphs using the style
>>> named
>>> *Default*
>>> **
>>>
>>
>> To update the current document, click the "New Style from Selection" icon
>> on the upper right of the Styles and Formatting window.
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> but this then asks me to enter w new style name like as if im cr8ing a new
> style but i dont want to do this i just want top change the current default
> style indetnation :(
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>>   Then click on the 'Update Style' menu item.  That should then make the
>> needed changes to the document.
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>>
>> Hoping I have explained the problem well enough for you to understand.
>>>
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>> I hope this helps, if not let me know and we will work through it.
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>> As I mentioned in my first email I followed the help on the F11 "Styles
>>> and
>>> Formatting" and "Edit
>>> Paragraph Style" etc but can't get it to work.
>>>
>>
>> Lets see if this works.
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> nope it didnt work :(
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> adam
>

Have you been able to modify the style named *Default ?*
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Adam

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