Code to update ALL fields (inlcudung Headers/Footers...

[Bill Foley]

I have documents that might have several sections with section page
numbering in them and I was looking around for a macro that would update ALL
fields, not just those in the main document or a particular Header/Footer.
I'm sure something exists, but I haven't been able to find it.

Anyone?

TIA!

Bill

 

[Jay Freedman]

I have documents that might have several sections with section page
numbering in them and I was looking around for a macro that would update ALL
fields, not just those in the main document or a particular Header/Footer.
I'm sure something exists, but I haven't been able to find it.

Anyone?

TIA!

Bill

First, to update all the fields in the body of the document (all
sections at once), include the line

ActiveDocument.Fields.Update

Then, to get all the fields in all the headers and footers, adapt the
code in http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/UnlinkFldsFromHeaders.htm
by changing ".Unlink" to ".Update" in two places.

 

[Greg Maxey]

Bill,

There is code at this link that will do that:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Field_Macros.htm

 

[Greg Maxey]

Jay,

I realize this is just a nit, but that code will not update a field
contained in a shape anchored to a header or footer.

 

[Greg Maxey]

To just update fields you can simplifiy things a great deal with:

Sub Test()
ActiveDocument.PrintPreview
ActiveDocument.ClosePrintPreview
End Sub

 

[Bill Foley]

Thanks, Greg. I looked at your site, but wasn't sure what Case
6,7,8,9,10,11 was.

Bill

 

[Bill Foley]

Thanks, Jay. I'll check it out.

Bill

First, to update all the fields in the body of the document (all
sections at once), include the line

ActiveDocument.Fields.Update

Then, to get all the fields in all the headers and footers, adapt the
code in http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/UnlinkFldsFromHeaders.htm
by changing ".Unlink" to ".Update" in two places.

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[Greg Maxey]

Bill,

The long values 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 represent the constants for the six
different types of headers and footers that each section has. For some
reason if there is a shape in the header or footer of a document then that
shape isn't processed with other shapes in the shape layer or when the
header or footer is processed so it has to be processed explicitly.

 

[Bill Foley]

Got it. Thanks!

Bill

Bill,

The long values 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 represent the constants for the six
different types of headers and footers that each section has. For some
reason if there is a shape in the header or footer of a document then that
shape isn't processed with other shapes in the shape layer or when the
header or footer is processed so it has to be processed explicitly.


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For some helpful tips using Word.