Re: Losing bold and underline w/INCLUDETEXT fields

Wow, what does \*! mean?
Also, since I really have to get up to speed on all these merge codes and
their possibilities, can anyone recommend a good source for studying all
about advanced merge codes features, so I can give WordPerfect a run for its
money? I'm so tired of everyone claiming that WP is so much more powerful
than Word in this department...I'm sure its just a matter of learning the
way Word does these things... :)

"macropod" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Kathy,

I'd have thought that, if your {MERGEFIELD Lastname} field had a
charformat switch (ie {MERGEFIELD Lastname \* charformat} and the 'M' was
formatted with the bold and underlined attributes, these would have been
preserved.

Since that seems not to work, have you tried adding a character style to
the {MERGEFIELD Lastname} field in the subdoc, with the bold and
underlined attributes?

Another possibility, is adding a '\*!' switch to your INCLUDTEXT field.

I'm not sure if either method will work, but it's worth a try.

Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
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"Kathy Webster" <slickdock@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm using the INCLUDETEXT command within a merge document to call in a
subdoc while merging. The subdoc also contains merge fields, ie,
{MERGEFIELD Lastname}. Although the {MERGEFIELD Lastname} field is bold
and underlined in the subdoc, when it merges into the final product, the
bold and underline are gone. I've tried \*mergeformat and \*charformat
with no success.

Can I get some help?
Thanks.




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