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Problems with InsertText field and formatting
Has anyone had any problems using the InsertText field?
Specifically our organization recently abandoned the master document feature to use the InsertText field instead. In the beginning it worked fine, but as we start working with larger documents (200 pages) we're noticing some discrepancies in the formatting. For example, graphics will resize themselves, fonts will reverse (bold goes plain and plain goes bold), numbering doesn't start with the correct number, and sometimes is indented. In all these circumstances the original document is accurate. Checked the knowledge base with no luck so I'm counting on someone to know the answer. Thanks! |
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Problems with InsertText field and formatting
That's the same thing as the IncludeText field?
Kinda sounds like all the documents might not be based on the same template, or properly formatted with styles, see he http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...xtChanges.html DM "Jill" wrote: Has anyone had any problems using the InsertText field? Specifically our organization recently abandoned the master document feature to use the InsertText field instead. In the beginning it worked fine, but as we start working with larger documents (200 pages) we're noticing some discrepancies in the formatting. For example, graphics will resize themselves, fonts will reverse (bold goes plain and plain goes bold), numbering doesn't start with the correct number, and sometimes is indented. In all these circumstances the original document is accurate. Checked the knowledge base with no luck so I'm counting on someone to know the answer. Thanks! |
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Problems with InsertText field and formatting
Take a look at the IncludeText field tutorial at
http://addbalance.com/word/download.htm. It shows examples of how formatting can get mangled. (It is essentially the same as if you pasted the text.) It is the interaction of cascading styles, styles and direct formatting and the rules for what formatting definitions apply when. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Jill" wrote in message ... Has anyone had any problems using the InsertText field? Specifically our organization recently abandoned the master document feature to use the InsertText field instead. In the beginning it worked fine, but as we start working with larger documents (200 pages) we're noticing some discrepancies in the formatting. For example, graphics will resize themselves, fonts will reverse (bold goes plain and plain goes bold), numbering doesn't start with the correct number, and sometimes is indented. In all these circumstances the original document is accurate. Checked the knowledge base with no luck so I'm counting on someone to know the answer. Thanks! |
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