The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b,
2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word for Windows, the results of a MERGEFIELD field
typically display the name of the field from the data document. You can
edit the displayed results of this field, but doing so does
not change the field itself.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM
Word 6.0, 7.0, 97
- Type "mergefield hello" (without the quotation marks).
- Select the above words, and press CTRL+F9.
- Press the F9 key.
- Turn off the field codes. To do this, from the Tools Options View
menu, look for an X next to Field Codes. If there is an X next to
Field Codes, choose Field Codes to turn this option off.
- Select the word "hello," but do not include the MERGEFIELD chevrons
in your selection.
- Press the DEL key and type the word "bye" (without the quotation
marks).
- Choose Field Codes from the Tools Options View menu to activate the
field codes.
With field codes active, the field reads {mergefield hello}. With
field codes turned off, the field result reads <<bye>>. To restore the
field to normal, select it, and press F9.
Word version 2.0 for Windows
- Type "mergefield hello" (without the quotation marks).
- Select the above words, and press CTRL+F9.
- Press the F9 key.
- Turn off the field codes. To do this, from the View menu, look for
a check mark next to Field Codes. If there is a check mark next to
Field Codes, choose Field Codes to turn this option off.
- Select the word "hello," but do not include the MERGEFIELD chevrons
in your selection.
- Press the DEL key and type the word "bye" (without the quotation
marks).
- Choose Field Codes from the View menu to activate the field codes.
With field codes active, the field reads {mergefield hello}. With
field codes turned off, the field result reads <<bye>>. To restore the
field to normal, select it, and press F9.
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information
here as it becomes available.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, page 749
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