List of field codes in Word
Fields in Word are used as placeholders for data that might change in a document and for creating form letters and labels in mail merge documents.
Word inserts fields automatically when you use particular commands, such as when you insert a page number, when you insert a document building block such as a cover page, or when you create a table of contents. You can also manually insert fields to automate aspects of your document, such as merging data from a data source or performing calculations.
In current and recent versions of Word there's little need to insert fields manually, because built-in commands and content controls provide most of the capabilities that fields provided for earlier versions. You are more likely to encounter fields in documents that were created in an earlier version of Word.
Security Note: Because field codes can be visible to anyone reading your document, be sure that the information you place in field codes is not information that you want kept private.
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Field code syntax
Field codes appear between curly braces ( { } ). Fields behave like formulas in Microsoft Excel — the field code is like the formula, and the field result is like the value that the formula produces. You can switch between displaying field codes and results in your document by pressing ALT+F9.
When you view a field code in your document, the syntax looks like this:
{ FIELD NAME Instructions Optional switches }
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FIELD NAME This is the name that appears in the list of field names in the Field dialog box.
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Instructions These are any instructions or variables that are used in a particular field. Not all fields have parameters, and in some fields, parameters are optional instead of required.
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Optional switches These are any optional settings that are available for a particular field. Not all fields have switches available, other than those that govern the formatting of the field results.
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List of field codes
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
P
Q
R
S
T
TA (Table of Authorities Entry) field
TC (Table of Contents Entry) field
U
X
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