{private} code ?

[Guest]

In a long document I have the following code
{private}
visible throughout the document (when I click on reveal codes).

I have plenty of other codes, but I do not think I created those. Is it
safe to delete the {private} codes?

Jeff

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Those field codes are usually a symptom of the document having originated in
WordPerfect. Unless you plan to convert back, it's usually safe to just
delete them.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Jay Freedman]

In a long document I have the following code
{private}
visible throughout the document (when I click on reveal codes).

I have plenty of other codes, but I do not think I created those. Is
it safe to delete the {private} codes?

Jeff

Yes, it is safe to delete them. They're generally created by converting a
WordPerfect document to Word.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[Guest]

Thanks Suzanne. You are correct. This document was originally created in
WordPerfect (10 years ago).

While I have you, I created an index that formed in 2 columns. Is there an
easy way to change it into a 3 column index.?

Thanks.

Jeff

 

[Guest]

Yes, it is safe to delete them. They're generally created by
converting a WordPerfect document to Word.

You are correct. The document was originally created in WP about 10 years
ago!.

Thanks.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The easiest way is to Alt+F9 to display the index, which will by default
look something like { INDEX \c "2" \z "1033" }, and change the "2" to "3."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Guest]

Thanks.

Jeff

The easiest way is to Alt+F9 to display the index, which will by
default look something like { INDEX \c "2" \z "1033" }, and change
the "2" to "3."