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I am using Office 2011 (Norwegian version) for Mac, and I am trying to enter field codes. Every manually input field code so far is failing, whereas the ones I enter using Insert->Field->... is working.

  • This does not work: Cmd+F9, entering PAGE into the brackets.
  • This works: insert field -> PAGE

The result of both these is { PAGE } when viewing field codes (Opt+F9). Visually alike, yet only one is working. This is very inconsistent, and also makes working with conditional field codes impossible.

Image from running program in View Field Code mode:

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Image from running program in Hide Field Code mode:

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Example of stuff I cannot enter:

{ IF{ =MOD({PAGE}, 2) } = 0 "even" "odd"}

(Just an example - I know this is possible via the GUI).

How can I work around this? Is there some kind of "trick" to entering field codes in the mac version of office?

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It turns out the answer is as simple as pressing F9 after entering a field code.

Why do I have to press F9?

Because manually edited field codes are not automatically updated. That means a freshly inserted code will not show until you refresh its result.

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