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
    2015-12-28T09:19:10+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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  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
    2015-12-28T11:35:57+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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  4. Anonymous
    2015-12-29T16:12:11+00:00

    I have been encountering the same problem with Word 2016. I am editing a book manuscript, and I use styles extensively. I composed the original manuscript and defined all of the styles in Word 2010. Now I am working on final edits prior to publication, and my styles palette doesn't work properly.

    Just as Yangxiong describes, when I open Word and attempt to re-assign a style, it will randomly assign another style that is nearby in the list. I am using Turabian subheadings, named "1-Turabian Subhead 1", "1-Turabian Subhead 2", etc. When I click on Subhead 1 the first time, it seems to apply properly. If I click again, even on a different part of the document, it will assign something else. It might be Subhead 4, followed by Chapter heading, followed by something I don't recognize.

    I have tried starting Word in Safe Mode as suggested, and there has been no improvement. 

    Any more suggestions?

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