If your Word document suddenly shows {ADDIN EN.CITE} codes, it's probably because your Word has turned on the "Show field codes instead of their values" in Word > Options > Advanced > "Show document content" section.
The quickest way to fix this is to use the Word shortcut keys for turning off this setting.
Press ALT+F9 (Option+F9 on Mac) on your keyboard to turn off this setting in your Word. If you are still seeing the codes, proceed with the longer steps below.
Windows
Word 2007/2010/2013/2016
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Word 2007: Choose Office button (top left) > Word Options (bottom).
Word 2010/2013/2016: Choose File > Options. - Choose Advanced (left menu) and scroll down to the section titled "Show Document Content."
- Uncheck the item titled "Show field codes instead of their values" and click OK.
The document should now appear normal.
Word 2000/2002(XP)/2003
- Choose Tools > Options.
- Choose View (tab) and uncheck "Field Codes".
- Click OK.
The document should now appear normal.
On a Macintosh
- Choose Word > Preferences.
- Choose View and uncheck the box named "Field Codes".
- Click OK.
The document should now appear normal.
Additionally, if you are only seeing the codes being displayed for specific citations, this can often be caused by Tracking Changes in a document. To hide the field codes for a single citation that may be behaving this way Right Click on the specific citation in the document, or [Control]+Click on a Mac, and choose the "Toggle Field Code" option from the context menu. This will hide the field code, and display the formatted citation if the problem is affecting a single citation.
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