Field.ShowCodes property (Word)

True if field codes are displayed for the specified field instead of field results. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression. ShowCodes

expression An expression that returns a 'Field' object.

Example

This example selects the next field and displays the field codes.

With Selection 
 .GoTo What:=wdGoToField 
 .Expand Unit:=wdWord 
 If .Fields.Count = 1 Then .Fields(1).ShowCodes = True 
End With

This example updates and displays the result of the first field in the active document.

If ActiveDocument.Fields.Count >= 1 Then 
 With ActiveDocument.Fields(1) 
 .Update 
 .ShowCodes = False 
 End With 
End If

See also

Field Object

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