Microsoft KB Archive/249305

= WD2000: MERGEFORMAT Switch Is Removed When You Change the Source of Link Field =

Article ID: 249305

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q249305



SYMPTOMS
When you change the source of a Link field that is contained in a Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows or a Microsoft Word for Windows 95 document, the MERGEFORMAT switch that was added automatically by the Link field is removed.

NOTE: This problem occurs even if you save the Word 6.0/95 document as a Word document in Microsoft Word 2000 before you update the Link field.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245025 OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)

To temporarily work around this problem, you can manually add the MERGEFORMAT switch back the Link field. To do this, follow these steps:  In your Word document, press ALT+F9 to turn on the Link field code. You should see a Link field similar to the following:

{LINK Excel.Sheet.8 "C:\\My Documents\\BOOK2.XLS" "Sheet1!R1C1" \a \r}

 Add the MERGEFORMAT switch to the Link field. The Link field should look similar to the following:

{LINK Excel.Sheet.8 "C:\\My Documents\\BOOK2.XLS" "Sheet1!R1C1" \a \r \* MERGEFORMAT}

 Press ALT+F9 to turn off the field codes.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.



MORE INFORMATION
To change the source of a Link field in Word, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Edit menu, click Links.
 * 2) In the Links dialog box, click Change Source.
 * 3) In the Change Source dialog box, click the file that you want to update your Link field, and then click Open.
 * 4) Click OK to close the Links dialog box.

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