InDesign importing Word bullet points - how to stop it?

Hi,
I'm having problems with bullet images when I import a Word document into InDesign. When I import a Word document into InDesign, it imports the Word bullet point in as well, overwriting the paragraph style I had set up in InDesign for lists which will use a specific bullet point. I've mapped the styles when importing, and it still happens. Although, there's a plus sign next to that paragraph style in the palette.
I found that InDesign creates a folder in Character Styles palette named "Styles for Word/RTF Imported Lists" and created a style called "Word Imported List Style1" in there for the bullet points.
Is there a setting I can select to force InDesign to use only the InDesign styles?
Any help/suggestion would be greatly appreciated!
I'm using InDesign CS3 (Version 5.0.3) on Windows XP.
Cheers,
Trish

I don't think there's any setting that can make InDesign override the Word bullets automatically, but there are two workarounds I can think of.
For lists already in InDesign:
1. Select all the text and choose Clear Overrides from the Paragraph Style menu. It's not an instant solution, especially if you have overrides in the text around the lists, but it does work.
For stuff you haven't imported yet:
2. Change your Word Import Options to include Convert Bullets and Numbers To Text. Your bulleted items will then have both kinds of bullets. Do a Find/Change to replace the converted Word bullet and tab to nothing.

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