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Old April 1st, 2010, 11:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.formatting.longdocs
bluepete
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Default Index field code displays, not index entries

Hello,

I'm creating a very large document (several hundreds of pages) for the
first time. I've searched several other forums about my problem with
no luck. I've created a separate index document for later inclusion in
a master document. I've managed to insert an RD field with a correct
reference to a test document. No error messages are generated, anyway.
The test document has about a dozen XE fields, and I've successfully
created an index from these fields in the test document itself.

Here's the problem. In the index document, when I insert the index,
the field code characters appear, not the index entries. In other
words, the INDEX command appears with the switches inside curly
brackets. Clicking Show/Hide doesn't do anything, although the RD
field code appears/disappears. What am I doing wrong?

I'm using Word 2007, creating Word 2003 (.doc) files on a Vista
Business laptop. Any help appreciated. Thank you.

bluepete
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Old April 2nd, 2010, 12:28 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.formatting.longdocs
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Default Index field code displays, not index entries

Press Alt+F9 to toggle the display from field codes, which is what you're
seeing, to field results.

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"bluepete" wrote in message
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Hello,

I'm creating a very large document (several hundreds of pages) for the
first time. I've searched several other forums about my problem with
no luck. I've created a separate index document for later inclusion in
a master document. I've managed to insert an RD field with a correct
reference to a test document. No error messages are generated, anyway.
The test document has about a dozen XE fields, and I've successfully
created an index from these fields in the test document itself.

Here's the problem. In the index document, when I insert the index,
the field code characters appear, not the index entries. In other
words, the INDEX command appears with the switches inside curly
brackets. Clicking Show/Hide doesn't do anything, although the RD
field code appears/disappears. What am I doing wrong?

I'm using Word 2007, creating Word 2003 (.doc) files on a Vista
Business laptop. Any help appreciated. Thank you.

bluepete


 




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