ARRGH - why does the Import command still do this to me....?!?

[Steve Rickaby]

At 06:18 -0500 11/10/13, Davis, David wrote:

>Basically, after tweaking a paragraph format in one of my chapters,
>I selected all the chapter files in my book, did File > Import, making sure I selected the right "Import FromŠ" file,
>and imported my tweaked paragraph format throughout the bookŠ
> 
>Šonly to be heard wailing and gnashing my teeth moments later, when it turned out that loads of my *other* paragraph formats had now been over-written with ancient versions that I thought I'd fixed days ago! /sighs/

Bummer.

I've always found that when trying to change only one format throughout a book, it's best to create a 'seed' document that contains only the format you want to apply. Easily done by purging the relevant catalog.

I also endorse what has been said here about SiliconPrairie tools.

-- 
Steve