Removing field codes adjusts spacing in Word document

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Hello Joe,

In the older versions of Word and EndNote we had seen Convert to Plain Text cause the loss of some Word formatting in a document.

https://support.clarivate.com/Endnote/s/article/EndNote-Using-Convert-to-Plain-Text-or-Remove-Field-Codes-removes-document-formatting?language=en_US

It is possible to remove field codes manually if “Convert to Plain Text” or “Remove Field Codes” is not working for you.

Note : Removal of the field codes, either by the EndNote tool or the manual process described below, will permanently break the “link” between EndNote and the current copy of the paper. If after removing field codes you need to further edit your references using your EndNote program, you will need to return to an original copy of your paper with the field codes intact.

In Windows:

  1. Make a backup of your document.
  2. Press [Ctrl]+A on the keyboard to highlight everything.
  3. Press [Ctrl]+6 (above the “T” and “Y” key) to remove any additional hidden field codes.
  4. Press [Ctrl]+C to copy the highlighted text.
  5. Open a new document and press [Ctrl]+V to paste.

In OS X:

  1. Make a backup of your document.
  2. Press [Apple]+A or [Command]+A on the keyboard to highlight everything.
  3. Press [Apple]+6 or [Command]+6 (above the “T” and “Y” key) to remove any additional hidden field codes.
  4. Press [Apple]+C or [Command]+C to copy the highlighted text.
  5. Open a new document and press [Apple]+V or [Command]+V to paste.