Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated January 13, 2024)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365
If you use fields in your documents to any extent, you may want to print a copy of your document with field codes showing instead of field results. To do this, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Print section of the advanced options of the Word Options dialog box.
If you don't want to print field codes, and instead want the results of those field codes printed, then just make sure in step 4 that the check box is cleared.
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