[TriLUG] New OpenOffice list style isn't persistent. Why?

[Steve Litt]

Hi all,

In OpenOffice Writer (for a book) I've created a new list style 
called "Question". After creating it, I can highlight a paragraph, 
doublclick "Question" in the Styles and Formatting window, and the paragraph 
will adopt the settings of the style.

However, the style indicator on the top left will remain at "Default". If I 
exit OpenOffice and then pull up the document, the paragraph retains the look 
of the "Question" style, but once again the style indicator at the upper left 
says "Default", and now the Styles and Formatting window no longer contains 
the "Question" style.

I don't have this problem with paragraph styles.

Have I done something wrong? Is there a secret to making a list style 
persistent?

Thanks

SteveT

Steve Litt
Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware
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