Field codes appear to have converted to text

[joshuasq]

I have marked index entries in word 2007 (saved as a word 97-2003 doc).
However, when i view it on a computer with word 2003 the index entries appear
to no longer hide instead they appear as text. I have toggled the show/hide
marks button as well as the view code {a} button, yet the field code remains
visible (other field codes such as { StyleREF } seem to toggle ok, it is just
the { XE } entries. They also have a dotted line under them (supposed to be
hidden?)

How do i get them to hide without selecting each of them and applying a
hidden style?

 

[Jay Freedman]

All {XE} codes are automatically marked as Hidden text (and applying a
hidden style wouldn't change that at all). Incidentally, the same is true
for {TC} fields. The display/hiding of field codes doesn't affect these two
types of fields.

On the computer with Word 2003, look in the Tools > Options > View dialog.
You'll probably find that the Hidden option is checked. Toggling the
show/hide button changes the setting of the All option, but any of the
others in that group that are checked don't toggle. So uncheck the Hidden
option and the {XE} fields should disappear (and reappear when you show
formatting marks).

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[Graham Mayor]

And if you need to toggle between the two views add the following macro to a
toolbar button

Sub ShowHidden()
With ActiveWindow.View
.ShowHiddenText = Not .ShowHiddenText
.ShowAll = False
End With
End Sub


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