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How do I get the merge fields to not print gray
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I created a standard word document with merge fields from an access database. The merge fields appear with a gray shading. When I print preview they still show gray and when I print the gray shading prints. The setting in Tools/options/view/field shading is set to never. This is not a form; just a document. Office 2000 does not show the shading but that is at a different location so I have to use Office 2003. Is there a bug in 2003? David |
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How do I get the merge fields to not print gray
You are not executing the merge. Rather all that you are doing is printing
a preview of the result. If you execute the merge, there will be NO fields in the resulting document and hence they will not appear shaded. If you want to persist with printing a preview of the results, select Options from the Tools menu and then go to the View tab and set the field shading control to Never. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "David Dolbec" David wrote in message ... Office 2003 professional I created a standard word document with merge fields from an access database. The merge fields appear with a gray shading. When I print preview they still show gray and when I print the gray shading prints. The setting in Tools/options/view/field shading is set to never. This is not a form; just a document. Office 2000 does not show the shading but that is at a different location so I have to use Office 2003. Is there a bug in 2003? David |
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How do I get the merge fields to not print gray
I did a "merge to printer" and still got the gray shading.
The "field shading" is set to never. the version word 2003 is 11.8026.8028 "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: You are not executing the merge. Rather all that you are doing is printing a preview of the result. If you execute the merge, there will be NO fields in the resulting document and hence they will not appear shaded. If you want to persist with printing a preview of the results, select Options from the Tools menu and then go to the View tab and set the field shading control to Never. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "David Dolbec" David wrote in message ... Office 2003 professional I created a standard word document with merge fields from an access database. The merge fields appear with a gray shading. When I print preview they still show gray and when I print the gray shading prints. The setting in Tools/options/view/field shading is set to never. This is not a form; just a document. Office 2000 does not show the shading but that is at a different location so I have to use Office 2003. Is there a bug in 2003? David |
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How do I get the merge fields to not print gray
Doug,
Thanks for your input. I have created another document with the merged fields and it works fine. I have no idea why the other document persists with the gray shading. Thanks again. David "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: You are not executing the merge. Rather all that you are doing is printing a preview of the result. If you execute the merge, there will be NO fields in the resulting document and hence they will not appear shaded. If you want to persist with printing a preview of the results, select Options from the Tools menu and then go to the View tab and set the field shading control to Never. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "David Dolbec" David wrote in message ... Office 2003 professional I created a standard word document with merge fields from an access database. The merge fields appear with a gray shading. When I print preview they still show gray and when I print the gray shading prints. The setting in Tools/options/view/field shading is set to never. This is not a form; just a document. Office 2000 does not show the shading but that is at a different location so I have to use Office 2003. Is there a bug in 2003? David |
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How do I get the merge fields to not print gray
Hi =?Utf-8?B?RGF2aWQgRG9sYmVj?=,
I have no idea why the other document persists with the gray shading. Was this document originally created in Word 2003 or 2000? If you delete a merge field and insert it again, new, does the gray shading persist? Or does it go away for that field? How about if you copy/paste some text (without any paragraph marks) into a new document? Finally - to not overlook the obvious - if you click in such a merge field then go to Format/Borders and Shading/Shading: is a gray shading applied to this text? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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How do I get the merge fields to not print gray
It was originally created in Word 2003.
Any shading was turned off (borders, fonts, shading, etc.). There was an added package to MSword called "Wordlink" . I de-installed it prior to creating the new document. So I think that "Wordlink" may have been creating the problem. Thanks "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi =?Utf-8?B?RGF2aWQgRG9sYmVj?=, I have no idea why the other document persists with the gray shading. Was this document originally created in Word 2003 or 2000? If you delete a merge field and insert it again, new, does the gray shading persist? Or does it go away for that field? How about if you copy/paste some text (without any paragraph marks) into a new document? Finally - to not overlook the obvious - if you click in such a merge field then go to Format/Borders and Shading/Shading: is a gray shading applied to this text? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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How do I get the merge fields to not print gray
Hi =?Utf-8?B?RGF2aWQgRG9sYmVj?=,
It was originally created in Word 2003. Any shading was turned off (borders, fonts, shading, etc.). There was an added package to MSword called "Wordlink" . I de-installed it prior to creating the new document. So I think that "Wordlink" may have been creating the problem. OK, thanks for this information :-) I imagine someone else will come along in the future with a similar problem. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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How do I get the merge fields to not print gray
"David Dolbec" wrote: It was originally created in Word 2003. Any shading was turned off (borders, fonts, shading, etc.). There was an added package to MSword called "Wordlink" . I de-installed it prior to creating the new document. So I think that "Wordlink" may have been creating the problem. Thanks "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi =?Utf-8?B?RGF2aWQgRG9sYmVj?=, I have no idea why the other document persists with the gray shading. Was this document originally created in Word 2003 or 2000? If you delete a merge field and insert it again, new, does the gray shading persist? Or does it go away for that field? How about if you copy/paste some text (without any paragraph marks) into a new document? Finally - to not overlook the obvious - if you click in such a merge field then go to Format/Borders and Shading/Shading: is a gray shading applied to this text? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) I know this is a couple of years on from your problem - but I wanted to say thanks for posting because it helped me solve the exact same problem today - and I solved it as you did, by creating a new main document! |
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How do I get the merge fields to not print gray
"David Dolbec" wrote: It was originally created in Word 2003. Any shading was turned off (borders, fonts, shading, etc.). There was an added package to MSword called "Wordlink" . I de-installed it prior to creating the new document. So I think that "Wordlink" may have been creating the problem. Thanks "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi =?Utf-8?B?RGF2aWQgRG9sYmVj?=, I have no idea why the other document persists with the gray shading. Was this document originally created in Word 2003 or 2000? If you delete a merge field and insert it again, new, does the gray shading persist? Or does it go away for that field? How about if you copy/paste some text (without any paragraph marks) into a new document? Finally - to not overlook the obvious - if you click in such a merge field then go to Format/Borders and Shading/Shading: is a gray shading applied to this text? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) Thanks David - I know your post was a couple of years ago - but I wanted to say thanks for posting because it helped me solve the exact same problem today. And I solved it exactly as you did - created a new main document. |
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