[highland403]

I am having a problem with MS Word printing brackets and the letters tc. I assume this is some kind of code because it doesn't show up on the screen, but when I print the document it is there. It seems to always start with the letters tc \11 or tc \12 and then it repeats what immediately preceded the brackets. The document I am writing is in outline format and the unwanted text only seems to appear after a heading. For example, if I type:

II. INTRODUCTION

what gets printed is:

II. INTRODUCTION{tc \11 "II. INTRODUCTION}

or, it might print as:

II. INTRODUCTION{tc \12 "II. INTRODUCTION}

It also sometimes prints the word {Private}.

Does anyone know what this is and how to get MS Word to stop printing it?

By the way, a different computer networked to this printer doesn't print the unwanted text.

Thanks

Edited by highland403, 05 February 2007 - 09:49 AM.

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Hello highland403

You are correct in saying the tc is a code. It is actually a table entry field. It is used when you insert text into code in a Table of Contents (TOC). You can view them on the screen if you wish, but by default they are hidden. To view click Show/Hide on the Standard toolbar. If you change your format you won't get them at all. Just go to Styles/Formatting to change that option.

As for the printing...by default it is not supposed to print, but you can change it by going to:
Tools,
Options
Print tab
Uncheck the box that says Include with Document: Field Codes. Make sure there is no check mark in the Field Codes box. That should take care of the problem for you.

Hope that helps. Let us know what happens.

Jrenter2

[Jrenter2]

Hello highland403

You are correct in saying the tc is a code. It is actually a table entry field. It is used when you insert text into code in a Table of Contents (TOC). You can view them on the screen if you wish, but by default they are hidden. To view click Show/Hide on the Standard toolbar. If you change your format you won't get them at all. Just go to Styles/Formatting to change that option.

As for the printing...by default it is not supposed to print, but you can change it by going to:
Tools,
Options
Print tab
Uncheck the box that says Include with Document: Field Codes. Make sure there is no check mark in the Field Codes box. That should take care of the problem for you.

Hope that helps. Let us know what happens.

Jrenter2

[highland403]

Hi Jrenter2:


With your help, we figured it out. I went to the Tools, Options, Print tab. There was not a check in the Field Codes box, but Comments, Hidden Text and Drawing Objects were checked.

I went to the computer that wasn't having the problem and the only thing checked there was Drawing Objects. So I unchecked Comments and Hidden Text and that cleared up the printing problem.

Thanks for the help!

highland403

[Jrenter2]

I'm glad that we were able to help you with your situation. Please come back if you have any more problems.

Jrenter2