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Selecting a Field
Summary: Do you need to select a field? It is as simple as selecting a single character, as this tip explains. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)
When fields are inserted in your documents, you might need to select an entire field in order to edit it. The quickest way to do this is to simply select the first character of the field. If field codes are visible, the first character is the opening left bracket. If field codes are not visible (field results are instead visible), then you simply select the first character of the result.
When you select the first character, the entire field is selected. This type of selection will work whether you are working with displayed field codes or with field results.
Tip #1322 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003 2007
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