WD: Certain Characters Do Not Display in Field Result (134998)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
This article was previously published under Q134998 SYMPTOMS
The backslash ( \ ) and quotation mark ( " ) characters don't display
in field results as you intended.
For example, the field
{FILLIN "Type "M" or "F" in the box."}
results in the dialog box showing only the word "Type," without the
quotation marks.
CAUSE
The backslash and quotation mark characters are special characters in
fields. The backslash is used to indicate the next character as a switch
command in the field. Quotation marks are used to enclose literal text
strings (see below) within a field.
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use a backslash (with no space) before the
character you want to include. This tells Word that you want to include
this character in the text string.
Preface a quotation mark with \ to make it display in a field code.
For example, the field
{FILLIN "Type \"M\" or \"F\" in the box."}
appears in the dialog box as:
Type "M" or "F" in the box.
You must also use an extra backslash in an INCLUDE field when you indicate
a long Windows path. For example:
{includetext "c:\\winword\\docs\\start.doc"}
For more information about using special characters inside fields, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
146648 How to Use Quotation Marks in a Conditional Merge Result
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, Chapter 32, pages 731-741.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbfield kbhowto KB134998 |
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