Hi,

I'm writing some training guidance for students about using styles in Word. Thus far I've only done this for the Windows version of Word but am now translating the course to cover the Mac version too (Office 2016 and O365).

However, I'm a bit confused about how the style types translate. In the Windows version Heading styles are Linked Styles. In the Mac version Linked Styles don't seem to exist and Heading styles are all just simple Paragraph Styles.

Is anyone able to explain why or point me at some explanation for these differences?

Many thanks



Dave

The versions are different. For most purposes, Word 2016 on the Mac is somewhere between Word 2003 and Word 2010 on Windows.

I routinely turn off linked styles because they tend to cause confusion.

Understanding Styles in Microsoft Word