Merge into Word label with uppercase switch

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DeDe - 25 Sep 2006 11:16 GMT

Hi Everyone,

When I attempt to add the \*upper switch to my label main doc I cannot seem
to get Word to keep the switch. It appears to revert back to the field
without my added \*upper switch.

Thanks in advance
De

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Graham Mayor - 25 Sep 2006 11:35 GMT

How is the field formatted?
I assume that you mean that it doesn't appear to work rather than the switch
doesn't remain?
Does the field have a \*mergeformat switch also? Remove that and replace it
with a \*charformat switch.
You may even have to add a \*lower switch before the \*upper switch to force
it to behave.

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DeDe - 25 Sep 2006 22:22 GMT

Hi Graham,

Thank you for your response.

When I include any switches ie (\*upper) in the Word Label main doc then
click Update all Labels the switch \*upper is stripped out of the Label main
doc i.e. it reverts back to the original field without my added \*upper
switch.

The merged data is from Outlook contacts.

Thank you in advance
De

> How is the field formatted?
> I assume that you mean that it doesn't appear to work rather than the switch
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 26 Sep 2006 04:49 GMT

Where are you inserting the switch? You need to toggle on the display of
field codes (Alt + F9) and then insert it before the closing }

See the following page of fellow MVP, Graham Mayor's website:

http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm

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DeDe - 26 Sep 2006 06:02 GMT

Yes, am already viewing the field code then inserting \*upper but still no
luck.

De

> Where are you inserting the switch? You need to toggle on the display of
> field codes (Alt + F9) and then insert it before the closing }
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Graham Mayor - 26 Sep 2006 06:42 GMT

I know of no mechanism whereby a field switch is stripped from the
mergefield.
The field must look like
{ Mergefield fieldname} before adding the switch { Mergefield fieldname
\*upper }
and not <<fieldname>>
Press CTRL+F9 and enter the field manually between the brackets

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> Yes, am already viewing the field code then inserting \*upper but
> still no luck.
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