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Inserting and Using Field Codes

Field codes are placeholders for data that change in a document. This is useful for creating form letters and labels. Word automatically insert fields when you insert a page number or building block, or when you create a table of contents. You can also manually insert fields to automate parts of a document, such as performing calculations (using the = (formula field) or merging data. Field codes appear between curly brackets ({ }).

Fields work like formulas in Microsoft Excel, the field code is like the formula, and the field result is like the value that the formula creates. A field codes looks like this: { FIELD NAME Properties Switches }. The FIELD NAME is the name that appears in the list of field names in ...