Gray shading within gray brackets - not highlighting or forms?

G

Guest

In Word 2003, what is the meaning of light gray shading behind text, enclosed
in light gray brackets? I'm not talking about highlighting or forms or
fields. How do I remove the gray?

Thanks in advance for any help!
 
G

Greg

I suspect that it is field code. Select it and press Alt+F9 to toggle
the display to field results. To remove the shading,
Tool>Options>View>Show>Field Shading>Never
 
S

Suzanne S. Barnhill

Gray shading normally indicates a field. Gray brackets indicate a bookmark.
Neither should print. Both can be disabled 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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