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. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-01-16T22:38:06+00:00

    Hi Bill,

    That is a separate issue and it is being addressed by the Product Team.

    See the post from Dan Va, which is the second item pinned to the top of this forum.

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  2. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-01-17T09:35:06+00:00

    Hi EquZephyr,

    To assist the Product Team in overcoming this problem, can you send me a copy of the template from which the documents are being created and also if possible, a copy of a document that exhibits the problem.

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  3. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-01-17T09:36:26+00:00

    Nope...........it is working properly .....when you dock the Styles pane and cursor the wanted text, apply style, then go elsewhere in the document, then go back and check the style that was applied to the selected text it's a different style .............it's a partial fix but in reality the original bug/issue isn't fixed.

    Hi Richard301PC1,

    To assist the Product Team in overcoming this problem, can you send me a copy of the template from which the documents are being created and also if possible, a copy of a document that exhibits the problem.

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  4. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-01-17T09:37:08+00:00

    I agree with what Richard301PC said. It works, and I get hopeful, but then it starts acting up again.

    Hi explorer,

    To assist the Product Team in overcoming this problem, can you send me a copy of the template from which the documents are being created and also if possible, a copy of a document that exhibits the problem.

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