http://www.geekrant.org/2007/03/13/word-styles/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:44:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.geekrant.org/2007/03/13/word-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-6470 Peter Burtenshaw Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:36:05 +0000 http://www.geekrant.org/?p=905#comment-6470 Word has had styles since version 1.0 for DOS (1983, I think. That version still does just about everything the average user needs. Word has had styles since version 1.0 for DOS (1983, I think. That version still does just about everything the average user needs.

]]> http://www.geekrant.org/2007/03/13/word-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-6447 Martin Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:36:44 +0000 http://www.geekrant.org/?p=905#comment-6447 I tried to use them a few times and could not work them out. Did spend a considerable time trying. The help provided with word is woefully inadequate. I certainly never knew that every part of a document had to have a stylesheet and that word goes madle creating new ones evreytime you change something, and I bet it is never spelled out in the help screen - probably at best a warning somewhere not to just change things as a new stylesheet will get created. Not sure that being round for a decade means much, as I would have been using word 97 when I tried stylesheets but have only been using that for 4-6 years. Though I think style sheets were avil in prev verions so probably well over 15 years. But even then once something gives me too much trouble I will rarely come back to try again unless I have a real need. I tried to use them a few times and could not work them out. Did spend a considerable time trying. The help provided with word is woefully inadequate. I certainly never knew that every part of a document had to have a stylesheet and that word goes madle creating new ones evreytime you change something, and I bet it is never spelled out in the help screen – probably at best a warning somewhere not to just change things as a new stylesheet will get created.
Not sure that being round for a decade means much, as I would have been using word 97 when I tried stylesheets but have only been using that for 4-6 years. Though I think style sheets were avil in prev verions so probably well over 15 years. But even then once something gives me too much trouble I will rarely come back to try again unless I have a real need.

]]> http://www.geekrant.org/2007/03/13/word-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-6446 Michael Rees Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:44:31 +0000 http://www.geekrant.org/?p=905#comment-6446 I have been fighting this battle for students to use styles in Word since 1987 on the Mac. The battle continues today. I have been fighting this battle for students to use styles in Word since 1987 on the Mac. The battle continues today.

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