Re: Header and Footer Not displaying correctly

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From: Jay Freedman (jay.freedman_at_verizon.net)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 17:01:10 -0500

WhiteRabbit wrote:
> When you insert a header, the following information is displayed:
> { AUTHOR } Page { PAGE } {DATE \@ "M/d/yyyy" }
> When you try and view that in print preview, you see:
> { AUTHOR } Page { PAGE } {DATE \@ "M/d/yyyy" }
> not
> Page 1 3/1/2005.
> I've tried hitting ALT+F9, and that forces a change, but when I try
> to print it out, it is still { AUTHOR } Page { PAGE } {DATE \@
> "M/d/yyyy" }. Has anyone had a problem like this?
>
> OfficeXP with all updates applied. WinXP Pro, all updates applied.
> DELL computer.

Go to Tools > Options > Print and uncheck "Field codes". This is independent
of the option of the same name on the View tab of the dialog, which is
controlled by Alt+F9. 

-- 
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP          FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

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