How can i delete duplicate text in Word 2002

[sophia]

I have an old word document with a TOC. THe field codes in
the body are duplicated 3x. How do I get rid of 2 of them.

[2.01 "Absence in Military Service".01 "Absence
in Military Service".01 "Absence in Military Service".01
"Absence in Military Service"]

 

[Sara]

Do a Search and Replace with ^d^d^d in the Search for box
and ^d in the Replace with box.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Have you tried updating the TOC using F9?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
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