Field codes: FileName field - Word - Microsoft Office Online

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Field codes: FileName field

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2003

{ FILENAME [Switches] }

Inserts the file name of the document, as recorded on the General tab in the Properties dialog box (File menu).

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\p

Includes the file location, or path (path: The route that the operating system uses to locate a folder or file; for example, C:\House finances\March.doc.), with the file name.

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To print information such as "Document: C:\MSOFFICE\WINWORD\REPORTS\Sales for QTR4.doc" on each page of a document, insert the following text and field in a header or footer (header and footer: A header, which can consist of text or graphics, appears at the top of every page in a section. A footer appears at the bottom of every page. Headers and footers often contain page numbers, chapter titles, dates, and author names.):

Document: { FILENAME \p }