How to Print Field Codes in Word

When you print a Microsoft Word 2003 document and it contains field codes, the updated result of the field codes is what is printed. You may want to print the actual field codes. You will have to change the options to reflect this before you print. Follow the steps below to find out how you can print field codes and not the field code results in your Word document.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Microsoft Word 2003

1. Start Microsoft Word 2003 and open a document from your files that contains fields that you want to print the field codes that make up the fields.
2. Choose the "Tools" menu and click on "Options" to open the "Options" dialog box. This dialog box includes all of the options that can be set for your Word document.
3. Select the "Print" tab at the top of the "Options" dialog box if necessary to display the printing options available for your Word document.
4. Locate the "Include with document" section in the middle of the "Options" dialog box.
5. Click the checkbox before the words "Field codes" to add a checkmark. This setting will insure that the field codes are printed instead of the field code results.
6. Press the "OK" button to close the "Print" dialog box and save your settings.
7. Go to the "File" menu and click on "Print." Choose the printing settings you would like to use for the document and click the "OK" button when you are ready to print. The "Print" dialog box will disappear and your document will print, showing field codes instead of field code results.

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