{formtext} fields

[Gerard]

I have opened a document and it displays {formtext} where
there should be actual editable text. Anyone know what
the problem is here?

 

[Guest]

Hi Gerard. Try pressing Alt+F9 to toggle field code display.

 

[Jezebel]

Press Alt-F9. Read help on fields results and field codes if you want to
know what it's all about.

 

[Guest]

I have done that but does not change.

-----Original Message-----
Press Alt-F9. Read help on fields results and field codes if you want to
know what it's all about.





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[Guest]

According to the Word help file:

Fields for use with forms
{ FORMCHECKBOX }
{ FORMDROPDOWN }
{ FORMTEXT }

These fields insert a check box, a drop-down list, or a text box in a form. You cannot insert or modify these fields directly. They're inserted by the Check Box Form Field, Text Form Field, and Drop-Down Form Field buttons on the Forms toolbar. To edit these fields, you must use the Form Field Options button on the Forms toolbar.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This means that you are displaying field codes instead of field results. As
the others have suggested, Alt+F9 toggles this display, but you can't use
Alt+F9 in a protected form. Close the form, open another document in Word if
you don't have a blank document already open, press Alt+F9, and then open
your form again. You can also accomplish the same thing by clearing the
"Field codes" check box on the View tab of Tools | Options.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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