I am trying to insert page number etc in a footer. It inserts the field but
will not show the data only the code eg.{page}. If I toggle the field code it
will show the data but as soon as I go to Print preview it goes straight back
to the code again. This seems to happen with any field I create, like date,
author etc. I really need to know how to fix this as if I want to use merge
fields to create memos etc they won't print correctly.
help.....

On the Print tab of Tools | Options, clear the check box for "Field codes."

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Paula" wrote in message
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I am trying to insert page number etc in a footer. It inserts the field
but
will not show the data only the code eg.{page}. If I toggle the field code
it
will show the data but as soon as I go to Print preview it goes straight
back
to the code again. This seems to happen with any field I create, like
date,
author etc. I really need to know how to fix this as if I want to use
merge
fields to create memos etc they won't print correctly.
help.....

Thanks Suzanne, that fixed it. I appreciate the help.

Paula

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

On the Print tab of Tools | Options, clear the check box for "Field codes."

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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.

"Paula" wrote in message
...
I am trying to insert page number etc in a footer. It inserts the field
but
will not show the data only the code eg.{page}. If I toggle the field code
it
will show the data but as soon as I go to Print preview it goes straight
back
to the code again. This seems to happen with any field I create, like
date,
author etc. I really need to know how to fix this as if I want to use
merge
fields to create memos etc they won't print correctly.
help.....

In the menu, check Tools - Options - Print, and see if "Field Codes" is
checked under "Include with document".

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Herb Tyson MS MVP
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http://www.herbtyson.com
"Paula" wrote in message
...
I am trying to insert page number etc in a footer. It inserts the field but
will not show the data only the code eg.{page}. If I toggle the field code
it
will show the data but as soon as I go to Print preview it goes straight
back
to the code again. This seems to happen with any field I create, like
date,
author etc. I really need to know how to fix this as if I want to use
merge
fields to create memos etc they won't print correctly.
help.....