Removing custom list styles from a document

Question

I have a problem with some custom list styles I have created in Word for Mac.

I have had several attempts at creating an outline numbered list style I need for ATA standard documents, all of which have failed (either they do not operate as expected or crash Word for Mac). I have used the Styles Pane to "select all" and "clear all formatting" from the document which has removed all the list formatting I had previous applied. However the corrupt / incorrect custom list styles are still showing in the drop down. (see screen grab). So questions and queries arising .......

• I cannot find a "Manage Styles" function in the Mac version. How do I delete these lists styles completely?
• I named one of the list styles I created, but the style did not appear in the Styles Pane. What is the difference between a List Style and a Style shown in the Styles Pane?

• I want to create a specific layout of Outline numbering which I will have in a template. Do I do this in the "Define New Multi-level list" (which doesn't seem to have a way to name it or identify it), or in the "Create new Style" and have to define each level individually (if so how do you link the Styles??)

Any help very gratefully received as this is driving me bonkers.

Answer 1

>>Now I need to understand how indenting of styles and numbering levels interacts.
<<

Indents (from the left) must be defined in the options for each level of the list. Indents set for the paragraph (or paragraph style) will be overridden in Word.

Answer 2

From my page on Styles:

Word for the Mac<br><br>According to Word guru John Korchok, one way to access the Organizer on versions of Word for the Mac is:<br><ol><li><p data-prewrap="true">Choose<strong> Tools>Templates and Add-ins</strong>.</p></li><li><p data-prewrap="true">Click on the <strong>Organizer</strong> button.</p></li></ol><br>This is similar to the methods in Windows.

Answer 3

Thank you Stefan,

I had just stumbled on that guide when you replied - it has saved me. The dialogs I expected were there but for some reason they were hidden by default and you needed to click the drop down in the dialog box to reveal them 🤦🏻‍♂️ 🤬.

So now I can assign Styles to outline number levels. Now I need to understand how indenting of styles and numbering levels interacts.

Answer 4

Thank you Charles - that did the trick. I needed to work out what the odd ones were named, but once I had done that I got them cleared. Another step forward .....