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Why don't cross-references update automatically?
Is there a reason cross-references aren't updated automatically? Currently,
a user has to hit ctrl+a, f9 to update all cross-references (and do it again for the header/footer, since ctrl+a does not highlight them) in the document. This makes cross-references unusable for large documents edited by many people, some of whom don't know that the cross-references need to be manually updated (or don't know how). I can't imagine why this wouldn't be done automatically on save - perhaps that can be added as a feature to Office 2010 SP1? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Why don't cross-references update automatically?
I suspect that switching to Print Preview wouldn't work (except for fields
that update at print time anyway) if you didn't have "Update fields" enabled in the Print Options. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Switching to Print Preview and then back to your favorite view works. Also, you can set the option to update fields before printing: In Word 2007, click the Office button, and then click Word Options. In the Display category, select "Update fields before printing." -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Daniel Pflughoeft" Daniel wrote in message ... Is there a reason cross-references aren't updated automatically? Currently, a user has to hit ctrl+a, f9 to update all cross-references (and do it again for the header/footer, since ctrl+a does not highlight them) in the document. This makes cross-references unusable for large documents edited by many people, some of whom don't know that the cross-references need to be manually updated (or don't know how). I can't imagine why this wouldn't be done automatically on save - perhaps that can be added as a feature to Office 2010 SP1? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Why don't cross-references update automatically?
Print Preview does work for REF fields even if you don't select the option
to update fields at print. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect that switching to Print Preview wouldn't work (except for fields that update at print time anyway) if you didn't have "Update fields" enabled in the Print Options. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Switching to Print Preview and then back to your favorite view works. Also, you can set the option to update fields before printing: In Word 2007, click the Office button, and then click Word Options. In the Display category, select "Update fields before printing." -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Daniel Pflughoeft" Daniel wrote in message ... Is there a reason cross-references aren't updated automatically? Currently, a user has to hit ctrl+a, f9 to update all cross-references (and do it again for the header/footer, since ctrl+a does not highlight them) in the document. This makes cross-references unusable for large documents edited by many people, some of whom don't know that the cross-references need to be manually updated (or don't know how). I can't imagine why this wouldn't be done automatically on save - perhaps that can be added as a feature to Office 2010 SP1? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Why don't cross-references update automatically?
Okay, thanks. Odd that REF is not mentioned in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211629, "Which fields are updated when you open, repaginate, or print document." PAGEREF is mentioned. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Print Preview does work for REF fields even if you don't select the option to update fields at print. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect that switching to Print Preview wouldn't work (except for fields that update at print time anyway) if you didn't have "Update fields" enabled in the Print Options. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Switching to Print Preview and then back to your favorite view works. Also, you can set the option to update fields before printing: In Word 2007, click the Office button, and then click Word Options. In the Display category, select "Update fields before printing." -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Daniel Pflughoeft" Daniel wrote in message ... Is there a reason cross-references aren't updated automatically? Currently, a user has to hit ctrl+a, f9 to update all cross-references (and do it again for the header/footer, since ctrl+a does not highlight them) in the document. This makes cross-references unusable for large documents edited by many people, some of whom don't know that the cross-references need to be manually updated (or don't know how). I can't imagine why this wouldn't be done automatically on save - perhaps that can be added as a feature to Office 2010 SP1? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Why don't cross-references update automatically?
But the REF field is listed in this KB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/212054/ ("Some fields are updated while other fields are not"). I believe Microsoft needs to review all of those articles on field updating. sigh -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Okay, thanks. Odd that REF is not mentioned in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211629, "Which fields are updated when you open, repaginate, or print document." PAGEREF is mentioned. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Print Preview does work for REF fields even if you don't select the option to update fields at print. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect that switching to Print Preview wouldn't work (except for fields that update at print time anyway) if you didn't have "Update fields" enabled in the Print Options. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Switching to Print Preview and then back to your favorite view works. Also, you can set the option to update fields before printing: In Word 2007, click the Office button, and then click Word Options. In the Display category, select "Update fields before printing." -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Daniel Pflughoeft" Daniel wrote in message ... Is there a reason cross-references aren't updated automatically? Currently, a user has to hit ctrl+a, f9 to update all cross-references (and do it again for the header/footer, since ctrl+a does not highlight them) in the document. This makes cross-references unusable for large documents edited by many people, some of whom don't know that the cross-references need to be manually updated (or don't know how). I can't imagine why this wouldn't be done automatically on save - perhaps that can be added as a feature to Office 2010 SP1? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Why don't cross-references update automatically?
But the REF field is listed in this KB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/212054/ ("Some fields are updated while other fields are not"). I believe Microsoft needs to review all of those articles on field updating. sigh -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Okay, thanks. Odd that REF is not mentioned in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211629, "Which fields are updated when you open, repaginate, or print document." PAGEREF is mentioned. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Print Preview does work for REF fields even if you don't select the option to update fields at print. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect that switching to Print Preview wouldn't work (except for fields that update at print time anyway) if you didn't have "Update fields" enabled in the Print Options. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Switching to Print Preview and then back to your favorite view works. Also, you can set the option to update fields before printing: In Word 2007, click the Office button, and then click Word Options. In the Display category, select "Update fields before printing." -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Daniel Pflughoeft" Daniel wrote in message ... Is there a reason cross-references aren't updated automatically? Currently, a user has to hit ctrl+a, f9 to update all cross-references (and do it again for the header/footer, since ctrl+a does not highlight them) in the document. This makes cross-references unusable for large documents edited by many people, some of whom don't know that the cross-references need to be manually updated (or don't know how). I can't imagine why this wouldn't be done automatically on save - perhaps that can be added as a feature to Office 2010 SP1? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Why don't cross-references update automatically?
Okay, thanks. Odd that REF is not mentioned in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211629, "Which fields are updated when you open, repaginate, or print document." PAGEREF is mentioned. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Print Preview does work for REF fields even if you don't select the option to update fields at print. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect that switching to Print Preview wouldn't work (except for fields that update at print time anyway) if you didn't have "Update fields" enabled in the Print Options. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Switching to Print Preview and then back to your favorite view works. Also, you can set the option to update fields before printing: In Word 2007, click the Office button, and then click Word Options. In the Display category, select "Update fields before printing." -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Daniel Pflughoeft" Daniel wrote in message ... Is there a reason cross-references aren't updated automatically? Currently, a user has to hit ctrl+a, f9 to update all cross-references (and do it again for the header/footer, since ctrl+a does not highlight them) in the document. This makes cross-references unusable for large documents edited by many people, some of whom don't know that the cross-references need to be manually updated (or don't know how). I can't imagine why this wouldn't be done automatically on save - perhaps that can be added as a feature to Office 2010 SP1? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Why don't cross-references update automatically?
Print Preview does work for REF fields even if you don't select the option
to update fields at print. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I suspect that switching to Print Preview wouldn't work (except for fields that update at print time anyway) if you didn't have "Update fields" enabled in the Print Options. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Switching to Print Preview and then back to your favorite view works. Also, you can set the option to update fields before printing: In Word 2007, click the Office button, and then click Word Options. In the Display category, select "Update fields before printing." -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Daniel Pflughoeft" Daniel wrote in message ... Is there a reason cross-references aren't updated automatically? Currently, a user has to hit ctrl+a, f9 to update all cross-references (and do it again for the header/footer, since ctrl+a does not highlight them) in the document. This makes cross-references unusable for large documents edited by many people, some of whom don't know that the cross-references need to be manually updated (or don't know how). I can't imagine why this wouldn't be done automatically on save - perhaps that can be added as a feature to Office 2010 SP1? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Why don't cross-references update automatically?
I suspect that switching to Print Preview wouldn't work (except for fields
that update at print time anyway) if you didn't have "Update fields" enabled in the Print Options. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... Switching to Print Preview and then back to your favorite view works. Also, you can set the option to update fields before printing: In Word 2007, click the Office button, and then click Word Options. In the Display category, select "Update fields before printing." -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Daniel Pflughoeft" Daniel wrote in message ... Is there a reason cross-references aren't updated automatically? Currently, a user has to hit ctrl+a, f9 to update all cross-references (and do it again for the header/footer, since ctrl+a does not highlight them) in the document. This makes cross-references unusable for large documents edited by many people, some of whom don't know that the cross-references need to be manually updated (or don't know how). I can't imagine why this wouldn't be done automatically on save - perhaps that can be added as a feature to Office 2010 SP1? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Why don't cross-references update automatically?
Most fields don't update automatically. You need to force an update. The
example macro code at http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm will do so for all but the most difficult circumstances (and they can be addressed when identified) including text boxes and header/footers. Add the macro to a toolbar button. For a specific document you could modify the FileSave and FileSaveAs functions, using the macro to incorporate the update in the saving process, by saving the following in the document's template Sub FileSave() Dim oStory As Range For Each oStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges oStory.Fields.Update If oStory.StoryType wdMainTextStory Then While Not (oStory.NextStoryRange Is Nothing) Set oStory = oStory.NextStoryRange oStory.Fields.Update Wend End If Next oStory Set oStory = Nothing On Error Resume Next ActiveDocument.Save ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName End Sub Sub FileSaveAs() Dim oStory As Range For Each oStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges oStory.Fields.Update If oStory.StoryType wdMainTextStory Then While Not (oStory.NextStoryRange Is Nothing) Set oStory = oStory.NextStoryRange oStory.Fields.Update Wend End If Next oStory Set oStory = Nothing On Error Resume Next Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs).Show ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName End Sub -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Daniel Pflughoeft" Daniel wrote in message ... Is there a reason cross-references aren't updated automatically? Currently, a user has to hit ctrl+a, f9 to update all cross-references (and do it again for the header/footer, since ctrl+a does not highlight them) in the document. This makes cross-references unusable for large documents edited by many people, some of whom don't know that the cross-references need to be manually updated (or don't know how). I can't imagine why this wouldn't be done automatically on save - perhaps that can be added as a feature to Office 2010 SP1? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Why don't cross-references update automatically?
Switching to Print Preview and then back to your favorite view works.
Also, you can set the option to update fields before printing: In Word 2007, click the Office button, and then click Word Options. In the Display category, select "Update fields before printing." -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Daniel Pflughoeft" Daniel wrote in message ... Is there a reason cross-references aren't updated automatically? Currently, a user has to hit ctrl+a, f9 to update all cross-references (and do it again for the header/footer, since ctrl+a does not highlight them) in the document. This makes cross-references unusable for large documents edited by many people, some of whom don't know that the cross-references need to be manually updated (or don't know how). I can't imagine why this wouldn't be done automatically on save - perhaps that can be added as a feature to Office 2010 SP1? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Why don't cross-references update automatically?
Most fields don't update automatically. You need to force an update. The
example macro code at http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm will do so for all but the most difficult circumstances (and they can be addressed when identified) including text boxes and header/footers. Add the macro to a toolbar button. For a specific document you could modify the FileSave and FileSaveAs functions, using the macro to incorporate the update in the saving process, by saving the following in the document's template Sub FileSave() Dim oStory As Range For Each oStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges oStory.Fields.Update If oStory.StoryType wdMainTextStory Then While Not (oStory.NextStoryRange Is Nothing) Set oStory = oStory.NextStoryRange oStory.Fields.Update Wend End If Next oStory Set oStory = Nothing On Error Resume Next ActiveDocument.Save ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName End Sub Sub FileSaveAs() Dim oStory As Range For Each oStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges oStory.Fields.Update If oStory.StoryType wdMainTextStory Then While Not (oStory.NextStoryRange Is Nothing) Set oStory = oStory.NextStoryRange oStory.Fields.Update Wend End If Next oStory Set oStory = Nothing On Error Resume Next Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs).Show ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName End Sub -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Daniel Pflughoeft" Daniel wrote in message ... Is there a reason cross-references aren't updated automatically? Currently, a user has to hit ctrl+a, f9 to update all cross-references (and do it again for the header/footer, since ctrl+a does not highlight them) in the document. This makes cross-references unusable for large documents edited by many people, some of whom don't know that the cross-references need to be manually updated (or don't know how). I can't imagine why this wouldn't be done automatically on save - perhaps that can be added as a feature to Office 2010 SP1? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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