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Fields in headers won't update automtically on Print Preview
I have some fields in the header and footer of my document which I want to
update easily (without using any coding or a macro). The fields are set to update on printing (and do update when I print them out). My understanding was that they would also update automatically on print preview but this does not happen. I am using Word 2003. Anyone got any ideas? |
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Which fields. Different fields act differently. REF fields are particularly
problematic and easily replaced with StyleRef fields even though doing so isn't especially intuitive. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Simon Hicks" wrote in message ... I have some fields in the header and footer of my document which I want to update easily (without using any coding or a macro). The fields are set to update on printing (and do update when I print them out). My understanding was that they would also update automatically on print preview but this does not happen. I am using Word 2003. Anyone got any ideas? |
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Hi Charles,
I've set-up some custom file properties so the fields I am using are all DocProperty fields. Thanks, Simon "Charles Kenyon" wrote: Which fields. Different fields act differently. REF fields are particularly problematic and easily replaced with StyleRef fields even though doing so isn't especially intuitive. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Simon Hicks" wrote in message ... I have some fields in the header and footer of my document which I want to update easily (without using any coding or a macro). The fields are set to update on printing (and do update when I print them out). My understanding was that they would also update automatically on print preview but this does not happen. I am using Word 2003. Anyone got any ideas? |
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I think that when you switch to print preview and then back, the fields will
update. Note that there is a difference between Print View and Print Preview. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Simon Hicks" wrote in message ... Hi Charles, I've set-up some custom file properties so the fields I am using are all DocProperty fields. Thanks, Simon "Charles Kenyon" wrote: Which fields. Different fields act differently. REF fields are particularly problematic and easily replaced with StyleRef fields even though doing so isn't especially intuitive. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Simon Hicks" wrote in message ... I have some fields in the header and footer of my document which I want to update easily (without using any coding or a macro). The fields are set to update on printing (and do update when I print them out). My understanding was that they would also update automatically on print preview but this does not happen. I am using Word 2003. Anyone got any ideas? |
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I have been switching to Print Preview and back but it's only when I actually
print the document that these fields update. "Charles Kenyon" wrote: I think that when you switch to print preview and then back, the fields will update. Note that there is a difference between Print View and Print Preview. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Simon Hicks" wrote in message ... Hi Charles, I've set-up some custom file properties so the fields I am using are all DocProperty fields. Thanks, Simon "Charles Kenyon" wrote: Which fields. Different fields act differently. REF fields are particularly problematic and easily replaced with StyleRef fields even though doing so isn't especially intuitive. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Simon Hicks" wrote in message ... I have some fields in the header and footer of my document which I want to update easily (without using any coding or a macro). The fields are set to update on printing (and do update when I print them out). My understanding was that they would also update automatically on print preview but this does not happen. I am using Word 2003. Anyone got any ideas? |
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Do these fields update themselves when you change the input in PROPERTIES?
How is it possible to do this. Jørund M "Simon Hicks" wrote: I have some fields in the header and footer of my document which I want to update easily (without using any coding or a macro). The fields are set to update on printing (and do update when I print them out). My understanding was that they would also update automatically on print preview but this does not happen. I am using Word 2003. Anyone got any ideas? |
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