How to display/show or hide field codes in Word document?
Word insert field codes automatically when users use particular commands, and field codes are hidden by default. This tutorial will show you how to display and hide field codes in Word.
Display or hide field codes in Word 2003
Display or hide field codes in Word 2007/2010/2013
Display or hide field code with Kutools for Word
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Display or hide field codes in Word 2003
Step 1: click Tools menu > click Options

Step 2: click View tab, check the Field codes in Show group to display the field codes in document.

Display or hide field codes in Word 2007/2010/2013
Step 1: in Word 2007, click Office icon
, and then click Word Options;
in Word 2010/2013, click File tab
, and then click Options.
Step 2: click Advanced, and then check Show field codes instead of their values to display field code in document.

Display or hide field codes with Kutools for Word
After you have Kutools for Word installed, you can quickly show or hide field codes in document.
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1. Please apply this utility by clicking Enterprise > Display Settings. See screenshot:
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2. In Display Setting dialog, check Field Codes box, then click Close. All field codes in current document are displayed. See screenshot:
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For more information, please visit: quickly show field codes in Word.
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