Styles in word 2016 not working properly

Anonymous
2015-12-28T04:19:27+00:00

Dear All,

I need help from you.

I cannot use Styles in Word 2016 properly, the problem is:

I want to use "Body Text", "Heading", "List Bullet", "List Number". When I click on "Body Text" but it jump to "TOC", it is not exactly "Body Text".

When I click on "Heading 1" it jump to "Heading 2" and next click jump to "Heading 3" and so on.

In previous version I always use these Styles but not faced these Problem.

After I change to this version I facing with this problem.

I use Microsoft Office Home and Business 2016.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | For home | Windows

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Anonymous
2016-01-14T19:53:46+00:00

Hi everyone!

The Office 2016 December update introduced an issue where the wrong style would get applied if you tried to select a style in the Styles pane.

That issue has been fixed in update 6366.2056, which is rolling out now to Office 365 consumer/small business subscribers. If you don't see the update yet, follow these steps:

  1. Open any Office application and choose File > Account. (If you're using Outlook, choose File > Office Account.)
  2. Under Product Information, choose Update Options > Update Now.

If you're still experiencing issues in 6366.2056, please let us know (best to start a new thread).

Thanks for your patience.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-12-28T11:35:57+00:00

    Hello Doug Robbin,

    Yes, I try to open word in safe mode many time but cannot solve the problem.

    I try to update Word and Windows but no update available yet.

    I try to use "Manage Styles" and show only the items I need to display in Recommended mode, it's work. but in the "All Style" mode it's not working, it's jump to another style.

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  2. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-12-28T11:03:38+00:00

    Did you try starting Word in Safe Mode?

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-12-28T09:19:10+00:00

    Dear Microsoft Team,

    The problem not solve. I try to find another topics relate to my problem, but no solutions.

    Please try to find the solution for us.

    Thank you.

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  4. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-12-28T07:58:41+00:00

    If you start Word in Safe Mode by holding down the CTRL key while starting it until asked to confirm that you want to start it in that mode, does the problem still occur?

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