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Q197840: WD97: Certain Characters Do Not Display in Field Result

Article: Q197840
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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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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
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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"}

Additional query words:

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

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