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{excerpt}Gets or sets whether merge fields and next fields should be preserved after processing the WordTemplate. 
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 public boolean PreserveFields{ get; set; }
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Public Property PreserveFields() As Boolean
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If set to {{true}}, all merge fields and next fields on the template will be preserved by the [WordTemplate|WordTemplate] object after processing and will be available for future use. If set to {{false}}, the merge fields and next fields will be replaced with data during processing and will not be available for future use.  PreserveFields must be set before calling [Open|WordTemplate.Open]
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          WordTemplate WordTempl = new WordTemplate();
          WordTempl.PreserveFields = true;
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          Dim WordTempl As New WordTemplate()
          WordTempl.PreserveFields = True
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