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    different lines of text align the same when I highlight one

    why does this happen? if i type a title on line 1 and hit enter 2 times then want to type a section header and text below it and want to align it to the left, all of my lines of text even the header aligns to the left. what do i need to change to stop this from happening? thank you.

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    Re: different lines of text align the same when I highlight one

    How about explaining where you're typing the text in. Guessing and assumptions lead to chaos.
    But ... taking the risk: if it's inside a Listobject Table then the formatting goes for the entire column...
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    Re: different lines of text align the same when I highlight one

    i type text on line 1 then press enter twice and type more text on line 3. then i highlight the text on line 3 and push the left indent button. what i dont understand is why all of the text in both lines 1 and 3 move to the left?

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    Re: different lines of text align the same when I highlight one

    You haven't answered the question: is it a ListObjects Excel Table?

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    Re: different lines of text align the same when I highlight one

    no it isn't. i am typing in text by hand. sorry

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    Re: different lines of text align the same when I highlight one

    I'll have to try it out myself.
    Don't have the answer to that, have you Googled for it? Might be a settings feature in Excel. I'm using 2019 now but had 2016 before it too but never ran into this
    Last edited by Keebellah; 02-02-2021 at 07:36 AM. Reason: xtra info

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    Re: different lines of text align the same when I highlight one

    i am asking about ms word. not excel. and yes, i looked all over and did not get any answer. google too. i think it is a auto correct setting that comes when office is installed.

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    Re: different lines of text align the same when I highlight one

    So that's why you're posting on an Excel Forum!!!
    Then once again information is everything.
    Make your questions clear and also WHAT ITS ABOUT
    Hope you find the answer

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    Re: different lines of text align the same when I highlight one

    i'm sorry. this is an excel forum but you have a word section. right? this question is in this word forum. this is the threads' address: https://www.excelforum.com/word-form...light-one.html

    this is the forum we are in: https://www.excelforum.com/word-formatting-and-general/

    what did i do wrong?

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    Re: different lines of text align the same when I highlight one

    [QUOTE=Keebellah;5465395]So that's why you're posting on an Excel Forum!!!/QUOTE]
    Keebellah: That's a lame response. The thread is clearly posted in the Word forum. As you rightly said:
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    Guessing and assumptions lead to chaos.
    omahaNative_1023: Most likely, the paragraph Style used by the content concerned has the 'Automatically update' attribute set. Edit the Style definition to remove that attribute. Better stull define & employ paragraph Styles with the attributes you want and use those for each applicable situation.
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    Re: different lines of text align the same when I highlight one

    mac i tried everything in this link but did not find a solution. do you know where i can find one? thank you

    https://www.google.com/search?q=ms+w...tically+update

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    Re: different lines of text align the same when I highlight one

    See:
    https://office-watch.com/2018/what-d...e-really-mean/
    https://wordribbon.tips.net/T011159_...matically.html

    1. Click on an affected paragraph and press Ctrl-Alt-Shift-S to open the Styles dialog box.
    2. Click on the 'Manage Styles' button
    3. Choose Edit|Modify and uncheck the "Automatically update" option.

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