Autotext formatting in Mac MS Word 2016

I found from a thread that you should

  1. Select the text you want to save.
  2. Remove the formatting by pressing Ctrl-space.
  3. Save it as a autotext / quick part / building block.

It worked flawlessly when I tested it in Word 2016. I saved the clean autotext, changed the default style font and pasted the autotext back. The pasted text was now in the default style.