Can't hide index field codes

[George in Waco]

Word 2003 help tells me to toggle the visibility of my index fields in my
document by simply clicking on the "show/hide" button in the toolbar (looks
like a paragraph mark). I have a 100+ page document that I'm trying to
create an index for. I can't hide my index fields so the index will show the
pagination correctly. (I've tested in it smaller documents I created just to
see if I was reading the help instructions correctly, and it worked in those;
I just can't get it to work in my big one, the one that matters. Help!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The Show/Hide ¶ button toggles between display of *all* nonprinting
characters and any that are specifically checked on the View tab of Tools |
Options. Make sure that all the check boxes (or at least the one for "Hidden
text") are clear.

 

[macropod]

Hi George,

Try hiding the field codes, which you can do via Tools|Options|View, or pressing Alt-F9.

Cheers

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

XE fields don't behave like other field codes; they're formatted as Hidden
text.

Hi George,

Try hiding the field codes, which you can do via Tools|Options|View, or pressing Alt-F9.

Cheers

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macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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Word 2003 help tells me to toggle the visibility of my index fields in my
document by simply clicking on the "show/hide" button in the toolbar (looks
like a paragraph mark). I have a 100+ page document that I'm trying to
create an index for. I can't hide my index fields so the index will show the
pagination correctly. (I've tested in it smaller documents I created just to
see if I was reading the help instructions correctly, and it worked in those;
I just can't get it to work in my big one, the one that matters. Help!

 

[Ezra]

I had the same problem as you. I was able to hide the index codes by
unchecking the "hidden text" option via via
Tools>Options>View>Formatting marks. In that way when you click the
Show/Hide ¶ button, the index fields will appear/disappear.

I hope this works for you.
GS

 

[ab2002]

I had never thought of that. Your tip was an enormous help !