Microsoft KB Archive/165565

= WD: Cross-Reference Text Format Lost in Form Field Bookmark =

Article ID: 165565

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q165565





SYMPTOMS
When you update a cross-reference to the bookmark of a text form field contained in a protected section, the resulting cross-reference text may not be correctly formatted. This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
 * Manual formatting has been applied to the cross-reference field.

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 * You have typed multiple words into the text form field.

NOTE: Only the first word of the cross-reference text will contain the correct formatting. In Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition, no words in the cross-reference contain the formatting change.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Modify the Cross-Reference Field Code
Once you have applied formatting to the cross-reference field, turn on the field codes. The field code should resemble the following:

{ref Text1 \* MERGEFORMAT}

Change MERGEFORMAT to CHARFORMAT so that your cross-reference field now looks like the following:

{ref Text1 \* CHARFORMAT}

To turn your field codes on or off, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options (in Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition, click Preferences).
 * 2) On the View tab, select the Field Codes check box.
 * 3) Click OK.

NOTE: A check mark in the check box indicates that the option is turned on.

Method 2: Apply a Style
Instead of manually formatting the cross-reference field, apply a Style to the field.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

Keywords: kbbug kbfield KB165565

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