WD: TC and XE Fields Lose Spaces When Converted to RTF

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOM

TC and XE fields in a Word for Windows document will lose the initial and final spaces of the field if the document is saved in Rich Text Format. For example, this field

   { xe "Birds of South America" }

   {xe "Birds of South America"}

   { tc This is the first chapter }

   {tc "Thisisthefirstchapter"}

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Word listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

WORKAROUND

The initial and final spaces that are lost in the conversion do not pose a problem; the fields work the same without the beginning and ending spaces.

Put quotation marks around the text of the TC or XE fields.

MORE INFORMATION

TC and XE fields require quotation marks around the text of the entry to be recognized properly in a Word document. If there aren't any quotation marks, Word will use only the first word in the table of contents or index.

For example, the entry

   { tc This is the first chapter }

   This...........................1