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working on a solution based on a recent response to another thread i was involved in.
Here are two options to solve the initial question i raised in the thread (first option is a quick reset, second option retains your current styles but allows you to add old ones back in):
Solution 1. Home Tab-->Styles-->Change Styles-->Styles Set-->Reset Document Quick Styles
This will reset the styles to whatever they were when the document was first created, which is fine for some cases but did not work for me because I had saved new document titles, so it only reverted to a previous set and not the original set.
Solution 2. Home Tab-->Styles-->Full Styles Window (accessed by clicking the little arrow at the bottom right of the styles menu)-->Options-->
Select 'Show all Styles' and Sort Alphabetically to make it easier to locate your style. Then return to the Style Manager window, click the down arrow next to a given style, and choose Add to Quick Style Gallery.
This works and is a nice solution because you can keep your current styles and retrieve some older ones without having to completely reset them. This provides you with more flexibility and control than Solution 1.
Note: In Solution 1 or 2, you might not see all of the styles that you reverted to or added into the Quick Style gallery, which might make you think that it has 'not worked' as I originally thought. To show the styles after adding them back into the Quick Styles menu, go to
Home Tab-->Styles-->Full Styles Window (accessed by clicking the little arrow at the bottom right of the styles menu)-->Manage Styles (one of the three small icons at the bottom of the Style Manager window)
In the new window that pops up, it is probably easiest to sort the list alphabetically, then scroll to the heading you want to show in the Quick Styles menu, and if it is grayed out with a note that says 'hide until used,' select it and choose 'Show' (button located at the bottom of the current window).
Thanks to anyone who worked on this, and I hope the information is helpful to someone else in the future.
Rocky
Here are two options to solve the initial question i raised in the thread (first option is a quick reset, second option retains your current styles but allows you to add old ones back in):
Solution 1. Home Tab-->Styles-->Change Styles-->Styles Set-->Reset Document Quick Styles
This will reset the styles to whatever they were when the document was first created, which is fine for some cases but did not work for me because I had saved new document titles, so it only reverted to a previous set and not the original set.
Solution 2. Home Tab-->Styles-->Full Styles Window (accessed by clicking the little arrow at the bottom right of the styles menu)-->Options-->
Select 'Show all Styles' and Sort Alphabetically to make it easier to locate your style. Then return to the Style Manager window, click the down arrow next to a given style, and choose Add to Quick Style Gallery.
This works and is a nice solution because you can keep your current styles and retrieve some older ones without having to completely reset them. This provides you with more flexibility and control than Solution 1.
Note: In Solution 1 or 2, you might not see all of the styles that you reverted to or added into the Quick Style gallery, which might make you think that it has 'not worked' as I originally thought. To show the styles after adding them back into the Quick Styles menu, go to
Home Tab-->Styles-->Full Styles Window (accessed by clicking the little arrow at the bottom right of the styles menu)-->Manage Styles (one of the three small icons at the bottom of the Style Manager window)
In the new window that pops up, it is probably easiest to sort the list alphabetically, then scroll to the heading you want to show in the Quick Styles menu, and if it is grayed out with a note that says 'hide until used,' select it and choose 'Show' (button located at the bottom of the current window).
Thanks to anyone who worked on this, and I hope the information is helpful to someone else in the future.
Rocky
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Reset Styles In Word
Jul 29, 2015 To select all the text in your document, press “Ctrl + A”. Make sure the “Home” tab is active. In the “Styles” section, click the “Styles” dialog box button. The “Styles” pane displays. Click the “Clear All” option at the top of the list of styles. The style for the selected content reverts to the “Normal” style. May 25, 2011 Train Signal's Bill Kulterman shows you how to reset default template styles in Microsoft Word 2007. For more great Microsoft Word clips, subscribe to our Yo.