Using an ASK field and the font keeps changing

[Winters]

I'm using the ASK field in a Word merge document and the font is different in
each place that the ASK field fills in. I have highlighted the entire "form"
and set it to one font size/type so I don't know where it's getting the
different fonts. Can anyone help me?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Press Alt+F9 to toggle on the display of the field codes, and in the ASK
field, add a \* charformat switch (replacing the \* mergeformat if it is
there) and then apply the desired font to the A of ASK.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Winters]

Doug - I didn't have a \* but a \o. I tried replacing it with the \* and
then got this "Error! Bookmark not defined".

 

[macropod]

Hi Winters,

Since ASK fields don't display any output, I'm curious as to what you mean by "the font is different in each place that the ASK
field fills in".

If you mean that the cross-references to the bookmark set by the ASK field differs from the surrounding text, you can add a '\*
Charformat' switch to each of the cross-reference fields after formatting at least the first character of each of those fields' code
in desired format.

 

[Winters]

Okay, here's what I have in the first part of the letter:

{ASK LetterDate "Enter the date of the letter."\o}{LetterDate}

Then further down in the letter this same date needs to be added so I have
put in{LetterDate}. It is here that the date is showing up in a different
font.

I'm not a programmer by any means so can you tell me exactly what these
should look like in order to remain the same font as the surroiunding text?

Thank you!!!!

Hi Winters,

Since ASK fields don't display any output, I'm curious as to what you mean by "the font is different in each place that the ASK
field fills in".

If you mean that the cross-references to the bookmark set by the ASK field differs from the surrounding text, you can add a '\*
Charformat' switch to each of the cross-reference fields after formatting at least the first character of each of those fields' code
in desired format.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]

Doug - I didn't have a \* but a \o. I tried replacing it with the \* and
then got this "Error! Bookmark not defined".

 

[Graham Mayor]

Toggle the field Alt+F9 to display {LetterDate} and change it to {
LetterDate \*Charformat}. Press F9 to update and toggle back again.

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Okay, here's what I have in the first part of the letter:

{ASK LetterDate "Enter the date of the letter."\o}{LetterDate}

Then further down in the letter this same date needs to be added so I
have put in{LetterDate}. It is here that the date is showing up in a
different font.

I'm not a programmer by any means so can you tell me exactly what
these should look like in order to remain the same font as the
surroiunding text?

Thank you!!!!

Hi Winters,

Since ASK fields don't display any output, I'm curious as to what
you mean by "the font is different in each place that the ASK field
fills in".

If you mean that the cross-references to the bookmark set by the ASK
field differs from the surrounding text, you can add a '\*
Charformat' switch to each of the cross-reference fields after
formatting at least the first character of each of those fields'
code in desired format.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]

Doug - I didn't have a \* but a \o. I tried replacing it with the
\* and then got this "Error! Bookmark not defined".

:

Press Alt+F9 to toggle on the display of the field codes, and in
the ASK field, add a \* charformat switch (replacing the \*
mergeformat if it is there) and then apply the desired font to the
A of ASK.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of
my services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

I'm using the ASK field in a Word merge document and the font is
different in
each place that the ASK field fills in. I have highlighted the
entire "form"
and set it to one font size/type so I don't know where it's
getting the different fonts. Can anyone help me?

 

[Winters]

It worked! Thank you so much Graham.

Toggle the field Alt+F9 to display {LetterDate} and change it to {
LetterDate \*Charformat}. Press F9 to update and toggle back again.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP


<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

Okay, here's what I have in the first part of the letter:

{ASK LetterDate "Enter the date of the letter."\o}{LetterDate}

Then further down in the letter this same date needs to be added so I
have put in{LetterDate}. It is here that the date is showing up in a
different font.

I'm not a programmer by any means so can you tell me exactly what
these should look like in order to remain the same font as the
surroiunding text?

Thank you!!!!

Hi Winters,

Since ASK fields don't display any output, I'm curious as to what
you mean by "the font is different in each place that the ASK field
fills in".

If you mean that the cross-references to the bookmark set by the ASK
field differs from the surrounding text, you can add a '\*
Charformat' switch to each of the cross-reference fields after
formatting at least the first character of each of those fields'
code in desired format.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


Doug - I didn't have a \* but a \o. I tried replacing it with the
\* and then got this "Error! Bookmark not defined".

:

Press Alt+F9 to toggle on the display of the field codes, and in
the ASK field, add a \* charformat switch (replacing the \*
mergeformat if it is there) and then apply the desired font to the
A of ASK.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of
my services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

I'm using the ASK field in a Word merge document and the font is
different in
each place that the ASK field fills in. I have highlighted the
entire "form"
and set it to one font size/type so I don't know where it's
getting the different fonts. Can anyone help me?