This article is about how to deal with the removal of attributes in certain and specific areas of the document. In our scenario, the document as a whole does not need to be stripped. We will discuss the removal of certain attributes in the text while leaving other areas of direct formatting alone. Let us explore the use of Control + Space Bar:
1. The situation: Throughout the document, there are Bolded, Underscored and Italicized instances of text that are FINE and need to be left alone while other areas need to be removed. When making use of Control Spacebar, you should not make "wholesale use" of Control Spacebar using Control A. This will strip all direct formatting off of the text including text that was making use of Character Styles.
2. You would want to use the Control Spacebar carefully (highlight particular areas to get rid of unwanted Fonts, Bolding, Italics) so that the Bolding, Underscore and Italic instances that are WANTED by the attorney are not disturbed. So, you are going to want to go piece by piece for a ATTRIBUTE HEAVY document.
3. If you have Character Styles in place, simple modification can remove the attribute in question, but it is still silently applied and can be reapplied through simple modification as needed in a second. Note: Control Space Bar and Control Shift N will remove the Character Style from the text completely while simple modification of that style will remove the attribute but it will silently still be in place and can easily be turned back on.
4. Before stripping Direct Formatting or Character Styles from a document, examine the document for uses of direct formatting that the attorney did not want disturbed or removed.
5. Finally, before removing anything from a document, make sure you have a full printout of the file showing where every attribute of the document is applied. If something goes wrong you can recreate the look of the file as to where attributes were used.
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