Word - Format linked data columns problem

I have an 8 page Word (MS 365 Version 2005 (build 12827.20336 Click to run) document which is populated by pasting 4 links from a single Excel file.

All data was pasted using Paste Special, Unformatted text, Paste Link.

The document had been formatted with 2 columns and a series of tabs had been set up to display the columns clearly. I've blurred part of the data as some of thes people may still be alive.



Every time I update the link however, the tabs revert to what is presumably a Normal setting, and the data is effectivley un-readable.

Is there a way to ensure that each time I update the link, the tabs stay as they have been set?

Thanks

OK I'll try setting the paragraph style first. Thanks

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That worked exactly as you suggested. Thanks