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.

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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
    2015-12-28T04:59:16+00:00

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Office Community.

    A quick question before we proceed.

    • Are you using Surface Pro or any other Windows tablet?

    Please update Office by going to FILE>Account>Update Options>Update Now. Also make sure you install Windows updates and verify the result.

    Keep us posted on the status of the issue and I’ll be glad to assist you further.

    Thank you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-12-28T05:23:43+00:00

    Dear Vardhaman S

    Thank you for quick reply.

    I use Laptop, not Surface or Tablet at all.

    I always update like you recommend but no update.

    I just bought this new version last week for Amazon.com.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-12-28T07:35:37+00:00

    Several other people have reported this problem. No fix for it yet.

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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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