James Wilde wrote:
Mac OSX 10.6.5 OOo 3.2.1
I have a Writer style called Chapter_default which, amongst other features,
specifies 12 pt font. In one very long document, ca 500 pages, I changed this
to 10.5 pt, and now I am going through the entire document changing odd
phrases, and sometimes whole paragraphs which have not been changed.
I wonder whether anyone else has had a similar experience that a change to a
style is not reflected in the whole document.
Very often - but not universally - the failure is in connection with a word or
phrase in italics in a foreign language.
If by any chance, were these problem areas quotes from another
source such as the foreign language? If you have pasted anything into
your document from another document, the styles of the original document
comes with it. Changing the Chapter_default style only changes that
style. It does not change the style of the pasted text.
If you are going to use styles in a document, you would be well
served to use Paste Special choosing Unformatted text instead of Paste.
Using Paste Special this way, what you paste will use the
Chapter_default style. You can also add some character styles from the
Styles and Formatting dialog.
One other item that many people do not recognize: The formatting
toolbar contains the font name, font size, and these icons: bold,
italic, and underlined. If you use any of these in a document, you have
hard wired it into that part of the document. You can only change any of
these settings by highlighting the area to be changed and then change
it. You can not change it using the Styles and Formatting dialog (F11
key). I personally don't use the formatting toolbar for that reason.
So, if you are going to use styles, the best way is to use the
Styles and Formatting dialog exclusively. Use Paste Special -
Unformatted text for pasting any text from another document.
HTH
Dan
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