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How do I get the merge fields to not print gray



 
 
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Old November 27th, 2008, 04:14 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields
Pooh53
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Default How do I get the merge fields to not print gray



"Pooh53" wrote:



"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
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http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
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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.


Sorry about the double post - PC told me I'd tried to send an empty message
so I rewrote! And want to add that Wordlink had nothing to do with it 'cos
I've never had it.
 




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