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1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
2. Under Automatically as you type, select or clear the Define styles based on your formatting check box.

Notes

• This option is off by default, and it is recommended for experienced style users only.

• This option determines whether Microsoft Word defines styles (style: A combination of formatting characteristics, such as font, font size, and indentation, that you name and store as a set. When you apply a style, all of the formatting instructions in that style are applied at one time.) automatically, but it does not control whether Word updates a style that's already been defined.