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Losing bold and underline w/INCLUDETEXT fields
p.s. Is it proper etiquitte to reply w/a thanks, or does that just clog up
the works? I don't know these days. It's nice to get positive feedback but it's more useful for posterity when it's confirming that something a bit experimental actually worked (or didn't). It's probably also worth chopping out everything beloow the specific message you're responding to. Peter Jamieson "Kathy Webster" wrote in message nk.net... Found it! Thanks! p.s. Is it proper etiquitte to reply w/a thanks, or does that just clog up the works? "Peter Jamieson" wrote in message ... (Word 2002.) 2. I clicked Help, Microsoft Word Help, Contents. I don't see "Automating Tasks and Programmability" In Word 2002, the ToC heading is "Field Types and Switches" Peter Jamieson "Kathy Webster" wrote in message ink.net... 1. I tried \*! and I got: Error! Unknown switch argument. (Word 2002.) 2. I clicked Help, Microsoft Word Help, Contents. I don't see "Automating Tasks and Programmability" "Peter Jamieson" wrote in message ... \*! means "lock the result. Word Help (prior to Word 2007, anyway) is as good a place to start as any with field codes and switches. Look for "Automating Tasks and Programmability" in the Table of Contents I'm so tired of everyone claiming that WP is so much more powerful than Word in this department...I'm sure its just a matter of learning the way Word does these things... Peter Jamieson "Kathy Webster" wrote in message k.net... Wow, what does \*! mean? Also, since I really have to get up to speed on all these merge codes and their possibilities, can anyone recommend a good source for studying all about advanced merge codes features, so I can give WordPerfect a run for its money? I'm so tired of everyone claiming that WP is so much more powerful than Word in this department...I'm sure its just a matter of learning the way Word does these things... "macropod" wrote in message ... Hi Kathy, I'd have thought that, if your {MERGEFIELD Lastname} field had a charformat switch (ie {MERGEFIELD Lastname \* charformat} and the 'M' was formatted with the bold and underlined attributes, these would have been preserved. Since that seems not to work, have you tried adding a character style to the {MERGEFIELD Lastname} field in the subdoc, with the bold and underlined attributes? Another possibility, is adding a '\*!' switch to your INCLUDTEXT field. I'm not sure if either method will work, but it's worth a try. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Kathy Webster" wrote in message news I'm using the INCLUDETEXT command within a merge document to call in a subdoc while merging. The subdoc also contains merge fields, ie, {MERGEFIELD Lastname}. Although the {MERGEFIELD Lastname} field is bold and underlined in the subdoc, when it merges into the final product, the bold and underline are gone. I've tried \*mergeformat and \*charformat with no success. Can I get some help? Thanks. |
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