"Locked Fields"

[KarenMike]

I am getting an error message when I attempt to merge to a new document.

"Word found locked fields during the update. Word can not update locked
fields"

When I hit OK, it does merge, and my document looks fine. Can anyone tell me
what this error message means, and how do I get rid of it? All of my fields
are merged fields from an access database

Thank you

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Press Alt+F9 with the mail merge main document as the active document to
toggle on the display of the field codes and check to make sure that there
are no other fields in the document. There is a possibility that a field
may have invertently become locked by the use of Shift+F9 which is also a
toggle so it can be unlocked using the same key combination.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[macropod]

Hi Doug,

Field locking is via Ctrl-F11 and unlocking is via Ctrl-Shift-F11. Shift-F9 simply toggles the code display for the selected
field(s).

Cheers

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

A senior moment there.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Hi Doug,

Field locking is via Ctrl-F11 and unlocking is via Ctrl-Shift-F11.
Shift-F9 simply toggles the code display for the selected field(s).

Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
-------------------------

Press Alt+F9 with the mail merge main document as the active document to
toggle on the display of the field codes and check to make sure that
there
are no other fields in the document. There is a possibility that a field
may have invertently become locked by the use of Shift+F9 which is also a
toggle so it can be unlocked using the same key combination.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[macropod]

That's so sad.

Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
-------------------------

A senior moment there.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Hi Doug,

Field locking is via Ctrl-F11 and unlocking is via Ctrl-Shift-F11.
Shift-F9 simply toggles the code display for the selected field(s).

Cheers
--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]
-------------------------

Press Alt+F9 with the mail merge main document as the active document to
toggle on the display of the field codes and check to make sure that
there
are no other fields in the document. There is a possibility that a field
may have invertently become locked by the use of Shift+F9 which is also a
toggle so it can be unlocked using the same key combination.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

I am getting an error message when I attempt to merge to a new document.

"Word found locked fields during the update. Word can not update locked
fields"

When I hit OK, it does merge, and my document looks fine. Can anyone
tell
me
what this error message means, and how do I get rid of it? All of my
fields
are merged fields from an access database

Thank you