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