How do I get rid of these Index Entry fields???

[Erica]

I apologize for posting twice, but I think I put the previous post in the
wrong discussion group. 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.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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

 

[Erica]

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?

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

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

"Hidden text" can still be checked even if "Field codes" (which is
irrelevant here) and "All" are clear.

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?