Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated January 16, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
You can quickly copy styles from one document to another by the following technique:
You should note that this technique assumes the style is not already defined in both documents. If it is, it will not be copied into the second document, but the paragraph will assume the attributes of the style in the second document when it is pasted.
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