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Copper Contributor

May 28, 2020

Word for Mac no longer able to create inline (run in) headings

I am editing a dissertation that is using custom heading styles to conform to APA 7 requirements. In APA 7, heading levels 4 and 5 are in line headings, meaning that the heading appears in bold or bo...

How it should look.docx27 KB

Heading showing style coding.docx14 KB

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musicdeb

Copper Contributor

May 28, 2020

musicdeb

I realized after I posted that I did not give the correct command for creating the inline heading to begin with. It should be to hold down Control/Shift/H (instead of what I originally typed as Option/Shift/H).

Really hoping someone can help me with this issue.

bewmaynes

Copper Contributor

Jan 15, 2021

musicdeb I know you're probably long past needing this, but for anyone else searching how to do inline style changes in word for mac - See Cari Drolet’s answer from Aug 9 2017.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_word-mso_mac-mso_mac2016/style-separator-in-word-2016-for-mac/200f764d-ab30-4ca4-86f3-02637884f7a1

I think it requires only a single return (if you already have the body text in place). The Right bracket you click should be at the start of the body text when you toggle.