Replace MERGEFORMAT with CHARFORMAT and apply the desired formatting to the
first character of the field. For example the F of FILENAME.
Do this in the template and it will then carried over to all documents that
are subsequently created from the template.
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"LurfysMa" <invalid[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > We just "upgraded" from Office 2000 to Office 2007. I regret it many
> times every day.
>
> We have dozens of templates. Most of them have a small (Ariel 6pt)
> line of text in the footer showing the filename and the last saved
> date. One such footer line looks like this with field codes revealed
> (Shift+F9):
>
> {FILENAME \* MERGEFORMAT}, saved on {SAVEDATE \*MERGEFORMAT}
>
> We have been using these templates for years in Word 2000. No
> problems. I think they also worked OK with 2007 in 2000 compatiblity
> mode (.doc), but I am not sure, as we have most of them converted.
>
> As new docx files, the small information line is suddenly showing up
> with some parts of it in different fonts and sizes. Most of the time,
> the AM/PM or the seconds in the time stamp is in Times New Roman 12,
> while the rest is in Ariel 6:
>
> Temp.docx, saved on 10/10/07 11:15AM (or 11:15:00)
>
> With the AM or 00 in a different font.
>
> If I select the line and press Shift+F9, the field codes (the stuff in
> the braces), is in the larger font.
>
> If I select the entire line and set it to Ariel 6, then it all prints
> in Ariel 6. But if I select just the AM or 00 and change that it pops
> back.
>
> I thought the \Mergeformat parameter told it to assume the target
> formatting, no?
>
> Also, how come only the AM or the 00 is larger and not the entire
> field?
>
> I have a solution, now, but I am curious as to what is happening.
>
>
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