Deleting Styles

As you work with styles in Word, there may come a time when you want to delete a style you previously defined. To do this, follow these steps if you are using Word 2002 or Word 2003:

1. Choose Styles and Formatting from the Format menu. Word displays the Styles and Formatting pane at the right of the document window.
2. In the list of styles shown in the pane, hover the mouse pointer over the style you want to delete. A down-arrow appears at the right side of the style name.
3. Click on the down-arrow that appeared in step 2. Word presents you with a list of actions you can take.
4. Choose Delete from the list of actions. You will be asked to confirm you action; click on Yes.
5. To delete other styles, repeat steps 2 through 4.
6. When you are done, close the Styles and Formatting pane.

If you are using Word 97 or Word 2000, then you should follow these steps instead:

1. Select Style from the Format menu. You will see the Style dialog box.
2. In the Styles box, select the style you want to delete.
3. Click on Delete. You will be asked to confirm your action; click on Yes.
4. To delete other styles, repeat steps 2 and 3.
5. When you are done deleting styles, click on Close.

Regardless of the version of Word you are using, you cannot delete styles that are predefined in Word. If you select these styles, the Delete button becomes unavailable.