I am in the process of writing an extensive word document that will soon
include an index at the end.

I know how to mark text for the index; however, this makes the document
difficult to read in the print layout view.

For example, if I mark "John Doe" for the index, then I see:

John Doe{ XE "John Doe"}

According to Microsoft Office Word Help, when you mark text as an index
entry, Microsoft Word inserts an XE (Index Entry) field formatted as hidden
text.

This character formatting that allows you to show or hide specified text.
Microsoft Word indicates hidden text by underlining it with a dotted line and
displays no result in the document. To view this field, click the Show/Hide ¶.

HOWEVER, even when I click the Show/Hide ¶ I can still see the XE (Index
Entry) field.

Please tell me that there is some way to hide this or make it more user
friendly. It is incredibly hard to edit this document without constantly
switching over to the print preview to figure out how the document will look
in the end. Not to mention this double text throughout my paragraphs is
highly distracting.
--
Erica Milburn

Houston, TX

In Word, click on Tools | Options | View tab | uncheck the "Field
codes" and "All" boxes | Print tab | uncheck the "Field codes"
box | OK.

Erica wrote:

I am in the process of writing an extensive word document that will soon
include an index at the end.

I know how to mark text for the index; however, this makes the document
difficult to read in the print layout view.

For example, if I mark "John Doe" for the index, then I see:

John Doe{ XE "John Doe"}

According to Microsoft Office Word Help, when you mark text as an index
entry, Microsoft Word inserts an XE (Index Entry) field formatted as hidden
text.

This character formatting that allows you to show or hide specified text.
Microsoft Word indicates hidden text by underlining it with a dotted line and
displays no result in the document. To view this field, click the Show/Hide ¶.

HOWEVER, even when I click the Show/Hide ¶ I can still see the XE (Index
Entry) field.

Please tell me that there is some way to hide this or make it more user
friendly. It is incredibly hard to edit this document without constantly
switching over to the print preview to figure out how the document will look
in the end. Not to mention this double text throughout my paragraphs is
highly distracting.

Try Alt+F9.

"Erica" wrote in message
...
I am in the process of writing an extensive word document that will soon
include an index at the end.

I know how to mark text for the index; however, this makes the document
difficult to read in the print layout view.

For example, if I mark "John Doe" for the index, then I see:

John Doe{ XE "John Doe"}

According to Microsoft Office Word Help, when you mark text as an index
entry, Microsoft Word inserts an XE (Index Entry) field formatted as
hidden
text.

This character formatting that allows you to show or hide specified text.
Microsoft Word indicates hidden text by underlining it with a dotted line
and
displays no result in the document. To view this field, click the
Show/Hide ¶.

HOWEVER, even when I click the Show/Hide ¶ I can still see the XE (Index
Entry) field.

Please tell me that there is some way to hide this or make it more user
friendly. It is incredibly hard to edit this document without constantly
switching over to the print preview to figure out how the document will
look
in the end. Not to mention this double text throughout my paragraphs is
highly distracting.
--
Erica Milburn

Houston, TX

On the View tab of Tools | Options, clear the check box for "Hidden text."

--
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.

"Erica" wrote in message
...
I am in the process of writing an extensive word document that will soon
include an index at the end.

I know how to mark text for the index; however, this makes the document
difficult to read in the print layout view.

For example, if I mark "John Doe" for the index, then I see:

John Doe{ XE "John Doe"}

According to Microsoft Office Word Help, when you mark text as an index
entry, Microsoft Word inserts an XE (Index Entry) field formatted as
hidden
text.

This character formatting that allows you to show or hide specified text.
Microsoft Word indicates hidden text by underlining it with a dotted line
and
displays no result in the document. To view this field, click the
Show/Hide ¶.

HOWEVER, even when I click the Show/Hide ¶ I can still see the XE (Index
Entry) field.

Please tell me that there is some way to hide this or make it more user
friendly. It is incredibly hard to edit this document without constantly
switching over to the print preview to figure out how the document will
look
in the end. Not to mention this double text throughout my paragraphs is
highly distracting.
--
Erica Milburn

Houston, TX

They had already been unchecked, both the "field codes" and "all" boxes under
the View tab and the "field codes" under the print tab.

Any other suggestions?

--
Bye Bye Miss America Pie


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

On the View tab of Tools | Options, clear the check box for "Hidden text."

--
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.

"Erica" wrote in message
...
I am in the process of writing an extensive word document that will soon
include an index at the end.

I know how to mark text for the index; however, this makes the document
difficult to read in the print layout view.

For example, if I mark "John Doe" for the index, then I see:

John Doe{ XE "John Doe"}

According to Microsoft Office Word Help, when you mark text as an index
entry, Microsoft Word inserts an XE (Index Entry) field formatted as
hidden
text.

This character formatting that allows you to show or hide specified text.
Microsoft Word indicates hidden text by underlining it with a dotted line
and
displays no result in the document. To view this field, click the
Show/Hide ¶.

HOWEVER, even when I click the Show/Hide ¶ I can still see the XE (Index
Entry) field.

Please tell me that there is some way to hide this or make it more user
friendly. It is incredibly hard to edit this document without constantly
switching over to the print preview to figure out how the document will
look
in the end. Not to mention this double text throughout my paragraphs is
highly distracting.
--
Erica Milburn

Houston, TX

I tried that, and my table of contents disappeared and was replaced with this:

{ TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u}

The hidden fields for the index remained.

Any other suggestions?
--
Bye Bye Miss America Pie


"Ed" wrote:

Try Alt+F9.

"Erica" wrote in message
...
I am in the process of writing an extensive word document that will soon
include an index at the end.

I know how to mark text for the index; however, this makes the document
difficult to read in the print layout view.

For example, if I mark "John Doe" for the index, then I see:

John Doe{ XE "John Doe"}

According to Microsoft Office Word Help, when you mark text as an index
entry, Microsoft Word inserts an XE (Index Entry) field formatted as
hidden
text.

This character formatting that allows you to show or hide specified text.
Microsoft Word indicates hidden text by underlining it with a dotted line
and
displays no result in the document. To view this field, click the
Show/Hide ¶.

HOWEVER, even when I click the Show/Hide ¶ I can still see the XE (Index
Entry) field.

Please tell me that there is some way to hide this or make it more user
friendly. It is incredibly hard to edit this document without constantly
switching over to the print preview to figure out how the document will
look
in the end. Not to mention this double text throughout my paragraphs is
highly distracting.
--
Erica Milburn

Houston, TX

Those tabs were already unchecked. I tried checking them and then unchecking
them, but no change. The strange fields after my marked index text still
remains.

Any other suggestions?

--
Bye Bye Miss America Pie


"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" wrote:

In Word, click on Tools | Options | View tab | uncheck the "Field
codes" and "All" boxes | Print tab | uncheck the "Field codes"
box | OK.

Erica wrote:

I am in the process of writing an extensive word document that will soon
include an index at the end.

I know how to mark text for the index; however, this makes the document
difficult to read in the print layout view.

For example, if I mark "John Doe" for the index, then I see:

John Doe{ XE "John Doe"}

According to Microsoft Office Word Help, when you mark text as an index
entry, Microsoft Word inserts an XE (Index Entry) field formatted as hidden
text.

This character formatting that allows you to show or hide specified text.
Microsoft Word indicates hidden text by underlining it with a dotted line and
displays no result in the document. To view this field, click the Show/Hide ¶.

HOWEVER, even when I click the Show/Hide ¶ I can still see the XE (Index
Entry) field.

Please tell me that there is some way to hide this or make it more user
friendly. It is incredibly hard to edit this document without constantly
switching over to the print preview to figure out how the document will look
in the end. Not to mention this double text throughout my paragraphs is
highly distracting.

"Field codes" is actually irrelevant here, and "All" can be unchecked while
"Hidden text" remains checked. "Hidden text" is the one you want to uncheck.

--
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.

"Erica" wrote in message
...
They had already been unchecked, both the "field codes" and "all" boxes
under
the View tab and the "field codes" under the print tab.

Any other suggestions?

--
Bye Bye Miss America Pie


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

On the View tab of Tools | Options, clear the check box for "Hidden
text."

--
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.

"Erica" wrote in message
...
I am in the process of writing an extensive word document that will
soon
include an index at the end.

I know how to mark text for the index; however, this makes the
document
difficult to read in the print layout view.

For example, if I mark "John Doe" for the index, then I see:

John Doe{ XE "John Doe"}

According to Microsoft Office Word Help, when you mark text as an
index
entry, Microsoft Word inserts an XE (Index Entry) field formatted as
hidden
text.

This character formatting that allows you to show or hide specified
text.
Microsoft Word indicates hidden text by underlining it with a dotted
line
and
displays no result in the document. To view this field, click the
Show/Hide ¶.

HOWEVER, even when I click the Show/Hide ¶ I can still see the XE
(Index
Entry) field.

Please tell me that there is some way to hide this or make it more
user
friendly. It is incredibly hard to edit this document without
constantly
switching over to the print preview to figure out how the document
will
look
in the end. Not to mention this double text throughout my paragraphs
is
highly distracting.
--
Erica Milburn

Houston, TX