MailMerge.ViewMailMergeFieldCodes Property

True if merge field names are displayed in a mail merge main document. False if information from the current record is displayed. Read/write Long.

Syntax

expression.ViewMailMergeFieldCodes

expression   An expression that returns a MailMerge object.

Remarks

If the active document isn't a mail merge main document, this property causes an error. To view merge field names or their results, set the ShowFieldCodes property to False.

Example

This example displays the mail merge fields in Main.doc.

  ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = False
With Documents("Main.doc")
    .Activate
    .MailMerge.ViewMailMergeFieldCodes = True
End With

If the active document is set up for a mail merge operation, this example displays the current record information in the main document.

  ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = False
Set myMerge = ActiveDocument.MailMerge
If myMerge.State = wdMainAndSourceAndHeader Or _
    myMerge.State = wdMainAndDataSource Then
    myMerge.ViewMailMergeFieldCodes = False
End If

See Also

• MailMerge Object
• MailMerge Object Members