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Default Setting--Field Shading--Always--Want Permanently Enable?

Win XP--Word 2002.

I make extensive use of cross references and other fields in my docs, so it
helps to actually see them as gray boxes. However, just got a new machine and
the Show Fields setting (ToolsOptionsViewField Shading) is now disabled. I
can turn it on but I must enable it for every document every time I open it.
Tried modifying Normal.dot...no success.

Anyone know how to permanently enable this Show Fields? Many thanx!

Erik
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Default Setting--Field Shading--Always--Want Permanently Enable?

This is a user setting (not a document setting) so it should be retained.
See if deleting the Data key in the registry (see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/missingmenusetc.htm) makes it possible
for you to set the option correctly.

If everything else fails, you can place the following auto macros in
normal.dot to set the option each time a document is created or opened:

Sub AutoNew()
ActiveWindow.View.FieldShading = wdFieldShadingAlways
End Sub

Sub AutoOpen()
ActiveWindow.View.FieldShading = wdFieldShadingAlways
End Sub

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"erik_gregory" wrote in message
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Win XP--Word 2002.

I make extensive use of cross references and other fields in my docs, so
it
helps to actually see them as gray boxes. However, just got a new machine
and
the Show Fields setting (ToolsOptionsViewField Shading) is now
disabled. I
can turn it on but I must enable it for every document every time I open
it.
Tried modifying Normal.dot...no success.

Anyone know how to permanently enable this Show Fields? Many thanx!

Erik









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Default Setting--Field Shading--Always--Want Permanently Enable?

running the winword.exe /a command did the trick (in case you get future
complaints, that's what worked on my end). many thanx!

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

This is a user setting (not a document setting) so it should be retained.
See if deleting the Data key in the registry (see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/missingmenusetc.htm) makes it possible
for you to set the option correctly.

If everything else fails, you can place the following auto macros in
normal.dot to set the option each time a document is created or opened:

Sub AutoNew()
ActiveWindow.View.FieldShading = wdFieldShadingAlways
End Sub

Sub AutoOpen()
ActiveWindow.View.FieldShading = wdFieldShadingAlways
End Sub

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"erik_gregory" wrote in message
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Win XP--Word 2002.

I make extensive use of cross references and other fields in my docs, so
it
helps to actually see them as gray boxes. However, just got a new machine
and
the Show Fields setting (ToolsOptionsViewField Shading) is now
disabled. I
can turn it on but I must enable it for every document every time I open
it.
Tried modifying Normal.dot...no success.

Anyone know how to permanently enable this Show Fields? Many thanx!

Erik










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Default Setting--Field Shading--Always--Want Permanently Enable?

I'm glad you got it sorted--and thank you for the feedback.

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"erik_gregory" wrote in message
...
running the winword.exe /a command did the trick (in case you get future
complaints, that's what worked on my end). many thanx!

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

This is a user setting (not a document setting) so it should be retained.
See if deleting the Data key in the registry (see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/missingmenusetc.htm) makes it
possible
for you to set the option correctly.

If everything else fails, you can place the following auto macros in
normal.dot to set the option each time a document is created or opened:

Sub AutoNew()
ActiveWindow.View.FieldShading = wdFieldShadingAlways
End Sub

Sub AutoOpen()
ActiveWindow.View.FieldShading = wdFieldShadingAlways
End Sub

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"erik_gregory" wrote in message
...
Win XP--Word 2002.

I make extensive use of cross references and other fields in my docs,
so
it
helps to actually see them as gray boxes. However, just got a new
machine
and
the Show Fields setting (ToolsOptionsViewField Shading) is now
disabled. I
can turn it on but I must enable it for every document every time I
open
it.
Tried modifying Normal.dot...no success.

Anyone know how to permanently enable this Show Fields? Many thanx!

Erik












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