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REF field formatting problem
Hi guys, I'm using Word 2003 but I've had this problem in other versions too.
My ASK is bolded, and the first occurrence of the REF field is bolded. So far so good. Then I want another occurrence of the REF field further down the doc, this time unbolded. I insert the field (don't know if it makes any difference, but I just Ctrl+F9 and type REF Name). I ensure that the field, and a space either side of the field, is all unbolded. I've also checked that the \* mergeformat switch has been added. When I run the question eg answering "Fred Smith", my supposedly unbolded field has "Fred" in regular but "Smith" in bold. How does Word manage to split the single field into two types of format? I'm sure if we wanted something like that Microsoft would say it was impossible LOL. I've also tried doing it the other way, with my ASK unbolded. That's then fine for my unbolded result, but stuffs up my bold result in exactly the same way. I'm hitting my head against a brick wall. Can anyone help? |
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I should've also added, the ASK and both REFs are in Normal style, which is a
very plain vanilla TNR 12pt, nothing fancy at all. "Marion G" wrote: Hi guys, I'm using Word 2003 but I've had this problem in other versions too. My ASK is bolded, and the first occurrence of the REF field is bolded. So far so good. Then I want another occurrence of the REF field further down the doc, this time unbolded. I insert the field (don't know if it makes any difference, but I just Ctrl+F9 and type REF Name). I ensure that the field, and a space either side of the field, is all unbolded. I've also checked that the \* mergeformat switch has been added. When I run the question eg answering "Fred Smith", my supposedly unbolded field has "Fred" in regular but "Smith" in bold. How does Word manage to split the single field into two types of format? I'm sure if we wanted something like that Microsoft would say it was impossible LOL. I've also tried doing it the other way, with my ASK unbolded. That's then fine for my unbolded result, but stuffs up my bold result in exactly the same way. I'm hitting my head against a brick wall. Can anyone help? |
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Use a CharFormat switch instead of MergeFormat, and format the field as Not
Bold. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Marion G" wrote in message ... Hi guys, I'm using Word 2003 but I've had this problem in other versions too. My ASK is bolded, and the first occurrence of the REF field is bolded. So far so good. Then I want another occurrence of the REF field further down the doc, this time unbolded. I insert the field (don't know if it makes any difference, but I just Ctrl+F9 and type REF Name). I ensure that the field, and a space either side of the field, is all unbolded. I've also checked that the \* mergeformat switch has been added. When I run the question eg answering "Fred Smith", my supposedly unbolded field has "Fred" in regular but "Smith" in bold. How does Word manage to split the single field into two types of format? I'm sure if we wanted something like that Microsoft would say it was impossible LOL. I've also tried doing it the other way, with my ASK unbolded. That's then fine for my unbolded result, but stuffs up my bold result in exactly the same way. I'm hitting my head against a brick wall. Can anyone help? |
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Suzanne, you're a genius. Thank you so much - it worked perfectly!
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Use a CharFormat switch instead of MergeFormat, and format the field as Not Bold. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Marion G" wrote in message ... Hi guys, I'm using Word 2003 but I've had this problem in other versions too. My ASK is bolded, and the first occurrence of the REF field is bolded. So far so good. Then I want another occurrence of the REF field further down the doc, this time unbolded. I insert the field (don't know if it makes any difference, but I just Ctrl+F9 and type REF Name). I ensure that the field, and a space either side of the field, is all unbolded. I've also checked that the \* mergeformat switch has been added. When I run the question eg answering "Fred Smith", my supposedly unbolded field has "Fred" in regular but "Smith" in bold. How does Word manage to split the single field into two types of format? I'm sure if we wanted something like that Microsoft would say it was impossible LOL. I've also tried doing it the other way, with my ASK unbolded. That's then fine for my unbolded result, but stuffs up my bold result in exactly the same way. I'm hitting my head against a brick wall. Can anyone help? |
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Glad I could help.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Marion G" wrote in message ... Suzanne, you're a genius. Thank you so much - it worked perfectly! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Use a CharFormat switch instead of MergeFormat, and format the field as Not Bold. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Marion G" wrote in message ... Hi guys, I'm using Word 2003 but I've had this problem in other versions too. My ASK is bolded, and the first occurrence of the REF field is bolded. So far so good. Then I want another occurrence of the REF field further down the doc, this time unbolded. I insert the field (don't know if it makes any difference, but I just Ctrl+F9 and type REF Name). I ensure that the field, and a space either side of the field, is all unbolded. I've also checked that the \* mergeformat switch has been added. When I run the question eg answering "Fred Smith", my supposedly unbolded field has "Fred" in regular but "Smith" in bold. How does Word manage to split the single field into two types of format? I'm sure if we wanted something like that Microsoft would say it was impossible LOL. I've also tried doing it the other way, with my ASK unbolded. That's then fine for my unbolded result, but stuffs up my bold result in exactly the same way. I'm hitting my head against a brick wall. Can anyone help? |
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