The field will not contain the filename until you save the document as a new
document does not have a name until it is saved. Then you need to force an
update as the field will not update automatically. You could use the example
code at
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm to force an update.
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Butch wrote:
How can I automatically update the filed (FileName) at the footer when
creating a New Document?