In Word 2002, I have auto text fields that are not updating (e.g., in the
footer, I use the file name, which does not update when I re-save files with
new names). How can I fix this problem? Thanks for any help!

Word isn't very systematic on when and whether fields are updated - for
header and footer fields the quickest way to get everything to update is to
go in into Print Preview and come back to Layout or Normal view.

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Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org



"BBiletch" wrote in message
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In Word 2002, I have auto text fields that are not updating (e.g., in the
footer, I use the file name, which does not update when I re-save files
with
new names). How can I fix this problem? Thanks for any help!

See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/File_Name_And_Path.htm.
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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!
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"BBiletch" wrote in message
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In Word 2002, I have auto text fields that are not updating (e.g., in the
footer, I use the file name, which does not update when I re-save files
with
new names). How can I fix this problem? Thanks for any help!

Thanks--that seems to work.

"Margaret Aldis" wrote:

Word isn't very systematic on when and whether fields are updated - for
header and footer fields the quickest way to get everything to update is to
go in into Print Preview and come back to Layout or Normal view.

--
Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org



"BBiletch" wrote in message
...
In Word 2002, I have auto text fields that are not updating (e.g., in the
footer, I use the file name, which does not update when I re-save files
with
new names). How can I fix this problem? Thanks for any help!