Expanding on Rick's reference to "inline formatting galore in
Word," it's often much easier to clean up the Word files before you
import them.
1. In normal view, select Tools > Options > View tab.
In the
Style area width box under
Outline and Normal options, enter a measurement for the
width of the style area, such as 1.2".
Note: If you have a lot of inline formatting, you can select
entire swaths of paragraphs and press Ctrl+Spacebar to remove the
formatting.
2. Identify a style you want to apply to many other
paragraphs, click that style name in the Style area box, and double
click the
Format Painter toolbar button. Now, to apply that style,
click each style name you want to change. When you're done with
that style, click the
Format Painter toolbar button again to disable it.
3. Repeat step 2 as necessary.
Good luck,
Leon
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Edit: Oh, and check out
Peter
Grainge's definitive tutorial on merged WebHelp!