ID CS3 on PC.

I'm placing Word files that have style sheets. I need to replace them
with my own ID paragraph style sheets. When I select one of the style
sheets brought it with the Word file and replace it with an InDesign
style sheet, my style isn't "force-applied" or whatever you call it.
Fonts/sizes/etc. are wrong.

IOW, I get the plus sign after my style sheet, and have to
right-click my style sheet and Clear All.

Isn't there an easier way? I don't want to do this repeatedly. I've
got almost 1,500 pages to style.

And I know about style mapping in Place dialog box, but 1) I've got
dozens of Word styles to deal with (40 in this chapter alone) and 2)
I've never been able to get style mapping to work.

If someone can direct me to a step-by-step tutorial (for the compleat
idiot) for style mapping, I could give it another shot.

But I still need to know how to "force-apply" styles when I'm
replacing old nasty Word styles. I have to do that pretty much every
day. Sometimes instead of manually Clearing All after replacing style
sheets, I do multiple Finds and Replaces and plug in the style sheet
specs. Either way, it's crazy-making.

TIA,

Marlene


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