Update Styles dialog box

Updates styles in the current document, and optionally, in referenced files (child documents), to match the styles in the style library.

Access

Ribbon: Manage tab Styles and Standards panel Update

Click a column heading to sort contents. All columns resort to correspond with the new order.

Document Name

Shows file name in which the style is used.

Style Name

Lists styles in the current document.

Type

Identifies the style type.

Changed

Indicates if a style was changed in the document or library. If the style does not match the library, it is marked Not in Library.

Update?

Switches individual styles to update. If Yes, the style in the document is updated to match the version in the style library. If No, the current document style definition remains in effect.

Click the Update Styles in all Child Documents check box to update styles in referenced files. Child document file names are listed in the document name column. Clear the check box to update styles in the parent document only. Not available in part documents.

Click Yes to All to update all document styles to the library version or No to All to preserve the changed styles in the current document.