How to delete page code without text?

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Olesya - 31 Jan 2008 03:28 GMT

Hello everyone,

I have a problem with page code. Somehow the TOC code appeared in my
document and I typed and formatted text in it. Then I realized that all my
text is a code. Is there any way I can delete the code but save the text and
formatting?

Thanks!

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Stefan Blom - 31 Jan 2008 09:34 GMT

You can use cut and paste to move the text that you inadvertently added
inside the field code. Then use Alt+F9 to hide the field codes of your
document (the command is a toggle). Update the TOC.

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Olesya - 31 Jan 2008 10:06 GMT

I tried but it didn't help. The text is rather complicated with section
breaks. If I cut it and paste in a separate document it takes the TOC code
too.

> You can use cut and paste to move the text that you inadvertently added
> inside the field code. Then use Alt+F9 to hide the field codes of your
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> > Thanks!

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Stefan Blom - 31 Jan 2008 11:52 GMT

Cut and paste the field into another document, but do *not* update it; then
select it and press Ctrl+Shift+F9 to unlink it (that is, convert it to
text). That should work.

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>I tried but it didn't help. The text is rather complicated with section
> breaks. If I cut it and paste in a separate document it takes the TOC code
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>> > Thanks!

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Stefan Blom - 31 Jan 2008 14:29 GMT

> Cut and paste the field into another document, but do *not* update it;
> then select it and press Ctrl+Shift+F9 to unlink it (that is, convert it
> to text). That should work.

Note, however, that this does not work for text actually *inside* the field
*code*; that is, for text that does not display when field codes are hidden.
Such text must be carefully cut and pasted out of the field code.

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Stefan Blom
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>>I tried but it didn't help. The text is rather complicated with section
>> breaks. If I cut it and paste in a separate document it takes the TOC
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>>> >
>>> > Thanks!

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