Microsoft KB Archive/194597

= WD97: IF Fields Not Visible in Mail Merge Documents =

Article ID: 194597

Article Last Modified on 8/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q194597





SYMPTOMS
When you open a Microsoft Word for the Macintosh version 5.1 print merge document in Word 97, and the document contains IF and ENDIF fields, a blank line appears in place of the IF fields.



CAUSE
Word97 converts these fields to IF fields, which do not require ENDIF fields. The conditional fields are still part of the document; however, by default, they may not be visible.



RESOLUTION
View the conditional IF fields by showing field codes. To turn on display of field codes, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) Click the View tab.
 * 3) Click to select (put a check in) the Field Codes check box.
 * 4) Click OK.

The conditional statements should now be visible in the document.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about creating conditional statements, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

105888 WD97: How to Merge Conditional Number of Records to the Same Page

90393 WD97: How to Use Nested IF Fields in a Print Merge Document

Additional query words: mail

Keywords: kbfield kbprb KB194597

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