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To turn on or off the field codes in a Microsoft Word document there is a keyboard shortcut. At the top of document, hold down the Alt key, and press the F9 key once.

If any text and the { } characters are replaced by other information, such as a graphic or a date, the text and the { } characters are a field code.

The elements in a field generate a field result, such as a current date. The field code includes the field characters { }, field type, and instructions. For example, the field code { INCLUDETEXT "c:\\Letters\\Letter to Richard.doc" } inserts the text of the file called "Letter to Richard.doc" in each place in the document where this field code appears.

To see field codes as you work instead of field results,

1. Click Options on the Tools menu.
2. Click the View tab.
3. Select the Field codes check box.

To show or hide the field code for a specific field, click on the field or the field results, hold down the { Shift} key, and press the { F9} key once.

To show or hide field codes for all fields in the document, hold down the { Alt} key, and press the { F9} key once.

 

 

 

 

 

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Created: pjb 05/27/1999