Merge fields and Data (Both) show in merge results

[Gary]

After installing Office 2003, when I merge a document, the
merged results show BOTH the merge fields e.g. <<<Customer
name>> and merged data (Joe Schmoe).

In order to change the document to show ONLY the merged
data in the merge field locations, I have to right click
and "Accept all changes"

How do I change Word or the merge document to just display
the simple, clean, merged document?

 

[Gary Foote]

-----Original Message-----
After installing Office 2003, when I merge a document, the
merged results show BOTH the merge fields e.g. <<<Customer
name>> and merged data (Joe Schmoe).

In order to change the document to show ONLY the merged
data in the merge field locations, I have to right click
and "Accept all changes"

How do I change Word or the merge document to just display
the simple, clean, merged document?
.

This apparently has something to do with Word's "Track
Changes" feature, and a (temporary) workaround is to go
into the Track changes menu function and "Accept Changes" -
except that SOME users are prevented from getting to
the "accept changes" functionality - and (in the long
term), having to do this function is bothersome and
inefficient.

This change in response ---seems--- to have occurred in
general chronology with the installation of Office 2003
(Word 2003), though Word 2000 is still installed and does
the same thing.

Gary

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

This happens if you have Track Changes turned on when you execute the merge.
Double Click on the TRK on the status bar at the bottomof the screen.

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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Gary]

That works for ONE instance of working with the document;
is there a way to get Track Changes / Final Showing markup
to ALWAYS be off, either for an individual document or for
Word altogether? We've tried moving to FINAL / or
changing Tracking changes, and saving the document, to no
avail.

The whole tracking changes function is giving us fits.

Gary