Karl,
Tools>Options>View>Show and uncheck field codes or just press ALT+F9

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Karl - 20 Mar 2005 18:34 GMT
Thank you so much! Not sure how that got checked. Is that the default?
Karl
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Greg Maxey - 20 Mar 2005 19:13 GMT
I don't think it is the default. ALT+F9 toggles the setting and you might
have pressed that combination accidently.

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> Thank you so much! Not sure how that got checked. Is that the default?
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Karl - 21 Mar 2005 04:23 GMT
I very likely did that. Thanks a bunch!
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Karl
> I don't think it is the default. ALT+F9 toggles the setting and you might
> have pressed that combination accidently.
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