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I'm using Word 2007 and have a question regard updating fields.

I'm trying to update a field that copies the title of a report to different
places (cover, TOC, body) by using a ref field {REF CourseTitle}. It works
great until I change the bookmark that the fields are referring to. Then the
reference fields won't update to the new bookmark contents or variable.

I tried making the change. saving the file, restarting word and reloading
the file. It didn't update the fields.

Is there a good way to force it to update all fields in a document all at
once (all sections, body, header, footer, etc)?




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See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm and the link in that
article titled Field Macros.

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JackRazz wrote:
I'm using Word 2007 and have a question regard updating fields.

I'm trying to update a field that copies the title of a report to
different places (cover, TOC, body) by using a ref field {REF
CourseTitle}. It works great until I change the bookmark that the
fields are referring to. Then the reference fields won't update to
the new bookmark contents or variable.

I tried making the change. saving the file, restarting word and
reloading the file. It didn't update the fields.

Is there a good way to force it to update all fields in a document
all at once (all sections, body, header, footer, etc)?



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You may find a StyleRef field more satisfactory.

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I'm using Word 2007 and have a question regard updating fields.

I'm trying to update a field that copies the title of a report to
different
places (cover, TOC, body) by using a ref field {REF CourseTitle}. It
works
great until I change the bookmark that the fields are referring to. Then
the
reference fields won't update to the new bookmark contents or variable.

I tried making the change. saving the file, restarting word and reloading
the file. It didn't update the fields.

Is there a good way to force it to update all fields in a document all at
once (all sections, body, header, footer, etc)?







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Greg,
Those are some awsome macros you have. I'm in the process of setting them
up. I'm going to try a class first and see how easy it is with VBA.

Thanks for the pointers to your site.

JackRazz


"Greg Maxey" wrote:

See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm and the link in that
article titled Field Macros.

--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.


JackRazz wrote:
I'm using Word 2007 and have a question regard updating fields.

I'm trying to update a field that copies the title of a report to
different places (cover, TOC, body) by using a ref field {REF
CourseTitle}. It works great until I change the bookmark that the
fields are referring to. Then the reference fields won't update to
the new bookmark contents or variable.

I tried making the change. saving the file, restarting word and
reloading the file. It didn't update the fields.

Is there a good way to force it to update all fields in a document
all at once (all sections, body, header, footer, etc)?




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