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Old 10-13-2014, 03:31 AM
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Without seeing your macro, I can't really comment on why it might be doing that.
Adding \* M is completely independent from my cross reference macros which work like a charm.

I stumpled upon this 'feature' it when applying the field solution (https://www.msofficeforums.com/word/...est-empty.html) to my table.

When creating tables I often have to change table formatting until it fits my formatting ideas. Whenever I apply character formatting, the \* M switch is added to the { REF } fields. So I changed \* M to \*C, thought everything was fine and continued working. But Word still keeps inserting the \* M switch resulting in: { REF Text1 \* CHARFORMAT \* MERGEFORMAT }.

As soon as the \* M switch is inserted, the \* C switch becomes ineffective.

In the case of my table (and field formatting) it really does not matter, it is (was) more a sort of basic question.

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When creating tables I often have to change table formatting until it fits my formatting ideas.
The problem, then, is that you're overriding the field's formatting when you change the table format. That's what's causing Word to add the \* MERGEFORMAT switch. IOW, it's behaving as intended.
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