Microsoft KB Archive/91210

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Format Print Merge Output with Switches or MERGEFIELD Keyword

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Q91210

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word for Windows, you can format the results of a MERGEFIELD field by applying character formatting to the MERGEFIELD keyword. You can also format MERGEFIELD field results using a general format switch (\*). General switch formatting overrides direct formatting you apply to the MERGEFIELD field.

No menu command for initial letter capitalization or lowercase character formatting exists in Word for Windows; therefore, you must apply these formats using the FIRSTCAP and LOWER general switches.

Documentation Error
Neither page 628 nor page 762 of the &quot;Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide&quot; describes the need to use the FIRSTCAP and LOWER general formatting switches to apply these character formats to MERGEFIELD output.

For more information on general switches, search for &quot;Switches&quot; using the Help menu.