Hello:

Strangely enough, I have written an entire novel and discovered that my style sheet has reverted to Body Text Indent. It looks all right when I'm looking at it in Word 2000, but how will this look in print or to a publisher online? I haven't even tried. Looking on online, I gather that Body Text is good, but what about Body Text Indent?

---- Riddles

If it looks the way you want it to look, leave it alone.

You can check with your publisher and see there is a problem with it on their end.

Charles:

I'll leave the stye sheet the way it is. I just don't understand how the text box indent style wound up in my novel, which I am currently giving a final edit. It appeared to have replaced my original body text style completly. Originally, for my novels, I used normal, but I began seeing body text style in the text. Because my works are historical fiction, there is tendency to incorporate (after being re-written) bits and pieces of biblical passages and information. The safest thing for writers such as me is to use foot notes for such information, but it ruins to continuity of the storyline for readers to have to look down at the bottom of the page.

Thank you, ---- Riddles

If Word is applying styles by itself, clear the option that says "Define styles based on your formatting" on the AutoFormat As You Type tab of the AutoCorrect dialog box.

I haven't used Word 2000 in years, but I believe you access the AutoCorrect dialog via Tools | AutoCorrect Options.

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