WD2000: Incorrect Formatting in Index or Table of Contents
ID: Q204433
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The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMS
When you apply direct (or manual) formatting, (for example: bold, italic, or underline), to text that contains either an XE or TC field, the direct formatting may be carried over to either the index or the table of contents field results.
WORKAROUND
Use one of the following methods to work around this problem.
Method 1: Remove the Direct Formatting Manually
Select the XE or TC field and press CTRL+SPACEBAR. This forces the character formatting to return to the default of the current style.
To select an XE or TC field, follow these steps:
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- On the View tab, click to select All and then click OK.
- Select the XE or TC field from which you want to remove the direct formatting.
NOTE: Your XE or TC field should look similar to one of the following examples:
{XE "text"} or {TC "text"}
- With the XE or TC field selected, press CTRL+SPACEBAR.
- Repeat steps 3-4 for each XE or TC field that you want to remove direct formatting from.
- Update your table of contents or index. To do this, select either the table of contents or index and press F9.
Method 2: Use a Macro to Remove the Direct Formatting from Index (XE) Fields
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Use the following macro to remove the direct formatting applied to each of
the XE fields and then update the index:
Sub ClearXEFormats()
' Turn the Show All option on.
If ActiveWindow.View.ShowAll = False Then
ActiveWindow.View.ShowAll = True
End If
' Start at the top of the document.
Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory, Extend:=wdMove
' Find the Index Entry fields.
With Selection.Find
Do While .Execute(FindText:="^d XE", Forward:=True, _
Format:=True) = True
' Reset the font selections.
Selection.Font.Reset
Loop
End With
' Start at the top of the document.
Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory, Extend:=wdMove
' Turn the Show Field Codes option on.
If ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = False Then
ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = True
End If
' Find the Index field.
With Selection.Find
Do While .Execute(FindText:="^d INDEX", Forward:=True, _
Format:=True) = True
' Reset the font selections.
Selection.Font.Reset
Loop
End With
' Turn the Show Field Codes option off.
If ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = True Then
ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = False
End If
' Turn the Show All option off.
If ActiveWindow.View.ShowAll = True Then
ActiveWindow.View.ShowAll = False
End If
' Move the insertion point to unselect the document text.
Selection.MoveRight
End Sub
Method 3: Use a Macro to Remove Direct Formatting from Table of Contents Entries (TC) Fields
Use the following macro to remove the direct formatting applied to each of
the TC fields, and then update the table of contents:
Sub ClearTCFormats()
' Turn the Show Field Codes option on.
If ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = False Then
ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = True
End If
' Turn the Show All option on.
If ActiveWindow.View.ShowAll = False Then
ActiveWindow.View.ShowAll = True
End If
' Start at the top of the document.
Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory, Extend:=wdMove
' Find the Index Entry fields.
With Selection.Find
Do While .Execute(FindText:="^d TC", Forward:=True, _
Format:=True) = True
' Reset the font selections.
Selection.Font.Reset
Loop
End With
' Start at the top of the document.
Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory, Extend:=wdMove
' Update the TOC field in the entire document.
With Selection.Find
Do While .Execute(FindText:="^d TOC", Forward:=True, _
Format:=True) = True
' Reset the font selections.
Selection.Font.Reset
Loop
End With
' Turn the Show All option off.
If ActiveWindow.View.ShowAll = True Then
ActiveWindow.View.ShowAll = False
End If
' Turn the Show Field Codes option off.
If ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = True Then
ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = False
End If
' Move the insertion point to unselect the document text.
Selection.MoveRight
End Sub
Additional query words:
Keywords : kbdta kbmacroexample kbwordvba kbfield wd2000 kbformat
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb