Microsoft KB Archive/164243

= WD: Field Format Switch Converts Incorrectly To Word 2.x =

Article ID: 164243

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q164243



SYMPTOMS
A Word 7.0 or Word 97 document, containing fields with the Format (\*) switch, may give an incorrect result when saved and opened as a Word 2.x for Windows (*.doc) file.

Case 1: Error Message
You may receive the error message "Error! Bookmark not defined" as a result of a field containing the CharFormat formatting switch. For example, the following field

{ref \* charformat}

should give you the bookmark text formatted with the font formatting contained in the first character of the field. If the first character of the field (the 'r' of 'ref') is formatted with Arial, then the text displayed as a result of the field should be formatted as Arial. When you display the field code, instead of the error message, the field may appear as follows:

{r ef \* charformat}

Note the space after the 'r' in ref.

Case 2: Wrong Case
You may receive the wrong case formatting when you use the Format (\*) switch to specify the type of numbering desired.

For example, the following page field

{page \* roman}

should give you a page number of i (lowercase i), but once the file is saved as Word 2.x and opened, you will receive a page number of I (uppercase I).



WORKAROUND
Unlink the fields before saving the file as Word 2.x for Windows (*.doc).

To unlink a field, select the field and then press CTRL+SHIFT+F9 on the keyboard. This key combination will change the field to regular text that will not be updated when you open the file in Word.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 7.0 97 8.0 word8 word97

Keywords: kbfield kbusage KB164243

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