Thank you. I do realize that field braces cannot be typed. For the basic field, I tried just


{INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Users\\Genius\\Desktop\\Text1.docx"}
as well as
{INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Desktop\\Text1.docx"}
with the same failure result.

I would also note that in some instructions, I see the bookmark in the source doc enclosed in regular, not curly braces. These are aspects of syntax that I think I need to research, rather than simply troubling you with a linear series of questions; I need to get a better overall grasp of fields first.

Cordially,
Philip