Re: Losing bold and underline w/INCLUDETEXT fields

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1. I tried \*! and I got:
Error! Unknown switch argument.

(Word 2002.)
2. I clicked Help, Microsoft Word Help, Contents. I don't see
"Automating Tasks and
Programmability"

"Peter Jamieson" <pjj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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\*! means "lock the result.

Word Help (prior to Word 2007, anyway) is as good a place to start as any
with field codes and switches. Look for "Automating Tasks and
Programmability" in the Table of Contents

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... :)

Peter Jamieson

"Kathy Webster" <slickdock@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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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