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Q62469: WD97: Index Field \E or \L Switch Limited to Five Characters

Article: Q62469
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbfield word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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In Microsoft Word, if you use the INDEX field with the \E switch, there is an
upper limit of five contiguous characters that you can use to separate the index
from the page number. The default character is a blank space.

Similarly, if you use the \L switch with the INDEX field to specify a page number
separator, Word imposes a limit of five characters. The default character is a
blank space.

If you specify more than five characters to use with either switch, Word will use
only the first five.

In the following example, periods are used to separate the index from the page
number, and a semicolon separates the page numbers:

{index \E "..." \L ";"}

Additional query words: seperater word97

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Keywords          : kbdta kbfield word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbinfo

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