Hiding Field Codes

[Guest]

I just inherited a rather large Word document (140+) pages that uses a table
of contents.

My question is how do I hide all the field codes that appear behind each
table of contents bookmark? The field codes appear in the body of the
document, not in the TOC.

Here's an example:

I. Introduction{ TC "1. Introduction" \f C \I "1" }

I have tried shift/F9 to hide the codes, but that doesn't work. Also, when
I place my cursor in the field area, the form field does not "gray" out as a
form field normally does.

What do I need to do to hide these TOC field codes?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

XE and TC fields are formatted as Hidden text, so that's what you need to
hide. The Show/Hide ¶ button on the Standard toolbar will usually do this.

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[Guest]

My show/hide button is always off, so I knew that wasn't it.

It is hidden text; it has the dotted line underneath it that characterizes
hidden text.

Any other suggestions are appreciated as I am still having the issue.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Then you have hidden text set to display.
Tools > Options > View
The individual settings here will override your show/hide button.
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[Guest]

Haha! I need to remember to check the good ol' Tools | Options menu before
asking questions.

This did the trick.

Thank you.

 

[Guest]

What about the field codes used for marking TOAs? I have tried both
techniques offered but am unable to hide the fields used to mark the
citations for a TOA. Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Never mind--I figured it out about two seconds after posting my comment. My
apologies.