Scenario: I have some text (multiple paragraphs), using Normal style, and I changed paragraph and font attributes. (Example would be an "image/layout" of a placard, within a longer document, with some paragraphs now centered, some text bold, added tabs.

Is there a function in Word to lock that selection of text so it does not change if I modify the style?



The only solution I can think of is to create a new style (Never Modify) and if I am going to make formatting changes that I want to "fix" I use this new style (and never modify the style).

You've got it in one!
Styles are at the heart of Word formatting.
Importance of Styles in Word

Something else you could do that would not be a good idea would be to cut the text and then paste it as a picture. This essentially changes your text from text to a picture of text.

Mr. Kenyon -

Thank you for the reply! Especially the added link to the article about styles in Word. As I was reading the article "a light bulb clicked on". I had developed web sites (nothing fancy, just the basics) long before Style Sheets were used and as Style Sheets became the way to go, I converted the old HTML tags to them. The same concept applies to using Word Styles.

I appreciate your response and guiding me to the article. It's one thing to read about features. The significance is more likely to register when someone presents an example.

You are welcome. I've been working on that page for 20 years or so (and as a writing piece it is poor but as a resource, I think pretty good).