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Controlling Format of Merge Fields
I'm working in Word 2002 with a document composed by Someone Else, and
using an Excel 5.0 format datasource. I have 2 merge fields which are giving me problems. One is displaying in the Courier font (the rest of the document is in Times NR), and the other is displaying bold where I do not want it to. I have had similar problems with font size and italicizing. I have tried removing and re-inserting the merge fields in question, and highlighting them (pre-merge, i.e. the field names inside chevrons) and applying the format required .... "Reveal Formatting" confirms that my merge field is formatted as intended. However, when I view the actual data, it is not displayed in the correct format. Has something in the document been "locked" so that I cannot control formatting? How can I gain control of this? Thanks for any hints! -- Neil Alternative Network Directory http://www.and-world.com |
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"Neil Trotter" wrote in message ... I'm working in Word 2002 with a document composed by Someone Else, and using an Excel 5.0 format datasource. I have 2 merge fields which are giving me problems. One is displaying in the Courier font (the rest of the document is in Times NR), and the other is displaying bold where I do not want it to. I have had similar problems with font size and italicizing. I have tried removing and re-inserting the merge fields in question, and highlighting them (pre-merge, i.e. the field names inside chevrons) and applying the format required .... "Reveal Formatting" confirms that my merge field is formatted as intended. However, when I view the actual data, it is not displayed in the correct format. Has something in the document been "locked" so that I cannot control formatting? How can I gain control of this? Thanks for any hints! I would look at the styles in the document - (FORMAT - STYLES AND FORMATTING) as usually this is due to a customised or modified style - although you are applying formatting to the field pre-merge, if the style being used in that paragraph such as normal or bodytext is set to Courier then it will use that. Alternatively try using \*Charformat format field switch instead of \*Mergeformat, as in {MERGEFIELD WHATEVER\*Charformat} " Applies the formatting of the first letter of the field type to the entire result" Graham |
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Controlling Format of Merge Fields
In article , GTS said:
I would look at the styles in the document - (FORMAT - STYLES AND FORMATTING) as usually this is due to a customised or modified style - although you are applying formatting to the field pre-merge, if the style being used in that paragraph such as normal or bodytext is set to Courier then it will use that. Alternatively try using \*Charformat format field switch instead of \*Mergeformat, as in {MERGEFIELD WHATEVER\*Charformat} " Applies the formatting of the first letter of the field type to the entire result" Examining the Styles & Formatting didn't shed any light on the problem, but \*Charformat did the trick in all cases. So many thanks for the excellent answer, Graham! -- Neil Alternative Network Directory http://www.and-world.com |
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