Microsoft KB Archive/78655

= Edited MERGEFIELD Results Do Not Affect Fields in WinWord =

Article ID: 78655

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2.0a
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2.0c
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q78655



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.

Word 6.0, 7.0, 97

 * 1) Type mergefield hello.
 * 2) Select the above words, and press CTRL+F9.
 * 3) Press the F9 key.
 * 4) 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.
 * 5) Select the word &quot;hello,&quot; but do not include the MERGEFIELD chevrons in your selection.
 * 6) Press the DEL key and type the word bye.
 * 7) 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 < >. To restore the field to normal, select it, and press F9.

Word version 2.0 for Windows

 * 1) Type mergefield hello.
 * 2) Select the above words, and press CTRL+F9.
 * 3) Press the F9 key.
 * 4) 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.
 * 5) Select the word &quot;hello,&quot; but do not include the MERGEFIELD chevrons in your selection.
 * 6) Press the DEL key and type the word bye.
 * 7) 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 < >. 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.

