I just inherited a rather large Word document (140+) pages that uses a table
of contents.

My question is how do I hide all the field codes that appear behind each
table of contents bookmark? The field codes appear in the body of the
document, not in the TOC.

Here's an example:

I. Introduction{ TC "1. Introduction" \f C \I "1" }

I have tried shift/F9 to hide the codes, but that doesn't work. Also, when
I place my cursor in the field area, the form field does not "gray" out as a
form field normally does.

What do I need to do to hide these TOC field codes?

Thanks in advance.

XE and TC fields are formatted as Hidden text, so that's what you need to
hide. The Show/Hide ¶ button on the Standard toolbar will usually do this.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Me" wrote in message
...
I just inherited a rather large Word document (140+) pages that uses a
table
of contents.

My question is how do I hide all the field codes that appear behind each
table of contents bookmark? The field codes appear in the body of the
document, not in the TOC.

Here's an example:

I. Introduction{ TC "1. Introduction" \f C \I "1" }

I have tried shift/F9 to hide the codes, but that doesn't work. Also,
when
I place my cursor in the field area, the form field does not "gray" out as
a
form field normally does.

What do I need to do to hide these TOC field codes?

Thanks in advance.

My show/hide button is always off, so I knew that wasn't it. :-)

It is hidden text; it has the dotted line underneath it that characterizes
hidden text.

Any other suggestions are appreciated as I am still having the issue.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

XE and TC fields are formatted as Hidden text, so that's what you need to
hide. The Show/Hide ¶ button on the Standard toolbar will usually do this.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Me" wrote in message
...
I just inherited a rather large Word document (140+) pages that uses a
table
of contents.

My question is how do I hide all the field codes that appear behind each
table of contents bookmark? The field codes appear in the body of the
document, not in the TOC.

Here's an example:

I. Introduction{ TC "1. Introduction" \f C \I "1" }

I have tried shift/F9 to hide the codes, but that doesn't work. Also,
when
I place my cursor in the field area, the form field does not "gray" out as
a
form field normally does.

What do I need to do to hide these TOC field codes?

Thanks in advance.

Then you have hidden text set to display.
Tools Options View
The individual settings here will override your show/hide button.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Me" wrote in message
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My show/hide button is always off, so I knew that wasn't it. :-)

It is hidden text; it has the dotted line underneath it that characterizes
hidden text.

Any other suggestions are appreciated as I am still having the issue.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

XE and TC fields are formatted as Hidden text, so that's what you need to
hide. The Show/Hide ¶ button on the Standard toolbar will usually do
this.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Me" wrote in message
...
I just inherited a rather large Word document (140+) pages that uses a
table
of contents.

My question is how do I hide all the field codes that appear behind
each
table of contents bookmark? The field codes appear in the body of the
document, not in the TOC.

Here's an example:

I. Introduction{ TC "1. Introduction" \f C \I "1" }

I have tried shift/F9 to hide the codes, but that doesn't work. Also,
when
I place my cursor in the field area, the form field does not "gray" out
as
a
form field normally does.

What do I need to do to hide these TOC field codes?

Thanks in advance.

Haha! I need to remember to check the good ol' Tools | Options menu before
asking questions. :-)

This did the trick.

Thank you. :-)

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Then you have hidden text set to display.
Tools Options View
The individual settings here will override your show/hide button.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Me" wrote in message
...
My show/hide button is always off, so I knew that wasn't it. :-)

It is hidden text; it has the dotted line underneath it that characterizes
hidden text.

Any other suggestions are appreciated as I am still having the issue.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

XE and TC fields are formatted as Hidden text, so that's what you need to
hide. The Show/Hide ¶ button on the Standard toolbar will usually do
this.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Me" wrote in message
...
I just inherited a rather large Word document (140+) pages that uses a
table
of contents.

My question is how do I hide all the field codes that appear behind
each
table of contents bookmark? The field codes appear in the body of the
document, not in the TOC.

Here's an example:

I. Introduction{ TC "1. Introduction" \f C \I "1" }

I have tried shift/F9 to hide the codes, but that doesn't work. Also,
when
I place my cursor in the field area, the form field does not "gray" out
as
a
form field normally does.

What do I need to do to hide these TOC field codes?

Thanks in advance.

What about the field codes used for marking TOAs? I have tried both
techniques offered but am unable to hide the fields used to mark the
citations for a TOA. Thanks!

"Me" wrote:

Haha! I need to remember to check the good ol' Tools | Options menu before
asking questions. :-)

This did the trick.

Thank you. :-)

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Then you have hidden text set to display.
Tools Options View
The individual settings here will override your show/hide button.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"Me" wrote in message
...
My show/hide button is always off, so I knew that wasn't it. :-)

It is hidden text; it has the dotted line underneath it that characterizes
hidden text.

Any other suggestions are appreciated as I am still having the issue.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

XE and TC fields are formatted as Hidden text, so that's what you need to
hide. The Show/Hide ¶ button on the Standard toolbar will usually do
this.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Me" wrote in message
...
I just inherited a rather large Word document (140+) pages that uses a
table
of contents.

My question is how do I hide all the field codes that appear behind
each
table of contents bookmark? The field codes appear in the body of the
document, not in the TOC.

Here's an example:

I. Introduction{ TC "1. Introduction" \f C \I "1" }

I have tried shift/F9 to hide the codes, but that doesn't work. Also,
when
I place my cursor in the field area, the form field does not "gray" out
as
a
form field normally does.

What do I need to do to hide these TOC field codes?

Thanks in advance.

Never mind--I figured it out about two seconds after posting my comment. My
apologies.

"DTremors" wrote:

What about the field codes used for marking TOAs? I have tried both
techniques offered but am unable to hide the fields used to mark the
citations for a TOA. Thanks!

"Me" wrote:

Haha! I need to remember to check the good ol' Tools | Options menu before
asking questions. :-)

This did the trick.

Thank you. :-)

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Then you have hidden text set to display.
Tools Options View
The individual settings here will override your show/hide button.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
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"Me" wrote in message
...
My show/hide button is always off, so I knew that wasn't it. :-)

It is hidden text; it has the dotted line underneath it that characterizes
hidden text.

Any other suggestions are appreciated as I am still having the issue.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

XE and TC fields are formatted as Hidden text, so that's what you need to
hide. The Show/Hide ¶ button on the Standard toolbar will usually do
this.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Me" wrote in message
...
I just inherited a rather large Word document (140+) pages that uses a
table
of contents.

My question is how do I hide all the field codes that appear behind
each
table of contents bookmark? The field codes appear in the body of the
document, not in the TOC.

Here's an example:

I. Introduction{ TC "1. Introduction" \f C \I "1" }

I have tried shift/F9 to hide the codes, but that doesn't work. Also,
when
I place my cursor in the field area, the form field does not "gray" out
as
a
form field normally does.

What do I need to do to hide these TOC field codes?

Thanks in advance.