Stop Word from adding new styles automatically

Question

Using Microsoft 365. As I edit a document, new styles are added to the styles list.

I made sure the "Keep track of formatting" check box in the Advanced options is unchecked.

In the Styles options, I unchecked the three check boxes under "Select formatting to show as styles."

Still having the issue with new styles being added.

Answer 1

They use a template that has a VBA/macro code in it that enables them to do some tasks. I can scan through it. Do you know of any specific functions/properties I should look for that deal with adding styles?

Answer 2

They use a template that has a VBA/macro code in it that enables them to do some tasks. I can scan through it. Do you know of any specific functions/properties I should look for that deal with adding styles?

You could look at the code for the words "styles" or "style." I would talk to the author of the vba.

Answer 3

Code that explicitly adds a style would be something along the lines of:

ActiveDocument.Styles.Add Name:="Style name", Type:=wdStyleTypeParagraph

Certain other actions, such as copying content from external sources, may also result in a style being created in the target document.

Answer 4

I searched the entire VBA project for the word "style" and nothing came up. I will observe it some more and see if I can find more info on when it happens.

Thanks to everyone for the help.

Answer 5

If you send me a copy of the template, referencing this thread in the covering email message, I will investigate the issue.