Word reformatting my paragraphs

[DCB]

I am working on a document with a list that consists on long paragraphs.
I want “space between paragraphs of the same style†to keep my document from
looking like a massive pile of text.
I go into “style and formattingâ€; select “modifyâ€; select “format paragraphâ€
and un-check the box labeled “don’t add space between paragraphs of the same
styleâ€; I make no other changes!!
I hit “OK†on the paragraph window; I hit “OK†on the modify window.
Suddenly my entire document has been re-formatted and my list/numbering are
gone.

Please explain.

 

[Terry Farrell]

Which version of Word and which Style are you changing? It sounds like you
have everything in normal.style or body text style and that 'Automatically
Update' is checked in the style dialog.

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WholeDocumentReformatted.htm