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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / August 2007gray "}" symbol appears next to page number in footers
I work on the help desk and we occasionally have documents that have somehow gotten a gray brace "}" in the footer that does not easily delete. It looks like a field code, but pressing ALT+F9 to expand the field code has no effect on it. It doesn't delete easily either; the only way I've been able to delete it is to add another hard return and then you can backspace over it. Is there something specific that causes this } to appear? Thanks  Signature~ mg This reminds me also fields codes. Sometimes it happens that they do broke (they are not clsed from both side) - so the whole documment is wrongly highlighted as field. Easy way how to see where the fields starts and ends is to enable field shading in Preferences. Try to highlight the field codes and see if your whole documment is thought by word to be a contend of field. For more we need more information, when you said it is in footer I would guess you have page number insterted, that is also field and than you might try to select your document and do toggle fields code which will replace {} by the actual text. On 13.6.2007 1:11, in article FB8E97A0-9E63-4180-A6D6-37AE375981F0@microsoft.com, "MGregory" > I work on the help desk and we occasionally have documents that have somehow > gotten a gray brace "}" in the footer that does not easily delete. It looks [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks I am an Applications Analyst and I have the same issue right now. Can anyone help with this - it is URGENT!!! I cannot even add the extra return to backspace over it. > I work on the help desk and we occasionally have documents that have somehow > gotten a gray brace "}" in the footer that does not easily delete. It looks [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks I would say you have a mangled field code there, which means you probably have a corrupted section break, which means you likely have a pooched document :-) The first thing I would try is to delete the entire page number string then re-insert simply the { PAGE } field as described in the Help. You're right, you won't be able to backspace over it, it's a protected character: you will have to select and Cut. If that doesn't bring it right, then Maggie the document: 1) Carefully copy everything except the final paragraph mark in the document and Copy, 2) Create a new blank document and Paste. That new document should be good to go. Make sure you delete the old one. Headers and footers are relatively fragile structures. Users who insist on filling them with tables and pictures etc are asking for trouble, and it's likely they will get it :-) If this DOESN'T bring it right, get back to us: I have massively simplified things here, hoping you will it it with your first or second shot. If not, we'll have to get serious with it :-) Cheers On 29/8/07 1:20 AM, in article 0D48549B-F980-40FE-86D4-C7F2CE04E836@microsoft.com, "Tine202" > I am an Applications Analyst and I have the same issue right now. Can anyone > help with this - it is URGENT!!! I cannot even add the extra return to [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Thanks SignatureDon't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/ Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/ Sydney, Australia. S33°53'34.20 E151°14'54.50 +61 4 1209 1410, mailto:john@mcghie.name |
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