DOCUMENT:Q176845 14-NOV-2000 [word97] TITLE :WD97: Some Style Formats Not Displayed with Reveal Formatting PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you use the reveal formatting feature in Word, it does not display some of the character style formats you applied to your document. For example, if you apply an italic character style to a selection and then manually remove that formatting by pressing CTRL+I, the italic character style does not display when you reveal formatting, even though it is still applied. CAUSE ===== By design, when you use the reveal formatting feature, Word displays only the formats that are currently active for the selection. Word does not display the style formats that are not currently active, such as those that have been overridden by other formatting. For example, if you apply direct formatting that overrides a character style format, Word no longer displays the character style format when you reveal formatting. WORKAROUND ========== If you want to see all the style formatting currently applied to a character, click Style on the Format menu. You can compare these settings with the formats Word displays when you reveal formatting to determine which settings have been overridden. MORE INFORMATION ================ The Reveal Formatting button (called the Help Tool Command) is not automatically displayed when you install Word. To place the Help Tool icon onto a toolbar, do the following: 1. On the Tools menu, click Customize. Click the Commands tab. 2. Under Categories, select All Commands. 3. Under Commands, find HelpTool and drag it to a toolbar. 4. Click Close. For additional information about this situation in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q106255 WD: Some Style Formats Not Displayed When You Reveal Formatting Additional query words: reveal codes show formats sniffer word8 word97 ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 Version : WINDOWS:97 Issue type : kbhowto kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.