Re: Index (XE) fields not being hidden in Word 2003

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Word does have a tendency to be very in-your-face about XE fields when they are present, but ordinarily the Show/Hide ¶ button should take care of this. If it does not, it's because the "Hidden text" box is checked in Tools | Options | View; this is an Options setting, stored in the Registry, and Normal.dot is irrelevant for that type of setting. But I wouldn't put it past Word to enable the View tab check box when a document containing XE fields is opened.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"grammatim" <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:49c471a2-5251-4410-bfa2-32f5614a5dbd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Perhaps "Show Hidden Text" is checked in your normal.dot template.
Clear it there.

On May 31, 8:26 am, ianric <ian...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Suzanne

That does work but when I re-open the doc the XE fields are displayed again.

Cheers

Ian



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> Tools | Options | View and clear the check box for "Hidden text."

> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>http://word.mvps.org

> "ianric" <ian...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:B5D3DB68-3840-46C9-B273-A64CF9E730B0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi

> > I've found a cure but posting just inc someone else has the same prob. > > I
> > have a dual boot Vista Enterprise/XP Pro and Office Pro 2003, all > > fully
> > updated.

> > I have a 350 page Word doc with stacks of XE fields (3 seperate > > indexes)
> > but
> > they won't disappear. I've tried the obvious alt-F9, shift-ctrl 8, the
> > backward P. Settings in tools-options worked but when I saved and > > reopened
> > the doc the XE fields were visible again.

> > I've searched the forum and deleted normal.dot as suggested many > > times. No
> > luck. Started Word is safe mode (/A). Worked but again after reopening
> > the
> > doc, they were back. Repaired and reinstalled office then MS update, > > still
> > no
> > luck. File open and repair, worked but save and reopen, no luck.

> > It's only this doc and it works fine at the office.

> > The good bit is that a COPY AND PASTE into a NEW doc worked!! :) The
> > backward P shows and hides as it should.

> > Does anyone know why the XE fields stayed visible? Like I said, it's > > cured
> > so not urgent. Also, sorry for the long post

> > Cheers

> > Ian-

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