Disable this error dialog with a macro?

[Bob W]

Paste Special links have been placed throughout a template, that allow people
to enter repetitive information only at the first occurrence, and whatever
they type automatically updates other Paste Special links interspersed
throughout the template, eliminating redundant keyboarding and reducing typos.

But Word insists on displaying an 'error message' whenever people use this
template, misleadingly warning them that "this document
contains links that may refer to other files. Do you want to update this
document with the data from the linked files?"

In this case the links do NOT refer to other files; they are simply internal
links
intended to function as planned, so this intimidating error message is
misleading and rattles users, who tend to answer "NO", which compromises the
utility of the template.

Can this 'error' message be disabled via a macro?

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Paste Special links have been placed throughout a template, that allow people
to enter repetitive information only at the first occurrence, and whatever
they type automatically updates other Paste Special links interspersed
throughout the template, eliminating redundant keyboarding and reducing typos.

But Word insists on displaying an 'error message' whenever people use this
template, misleadingly warning them that "this document
contains links that may refer to other files. Do you want to update this
document with the data from the linked files?"

In this case the links do NOT refer to other files; they are simply internal
links
intended to function as planned, so this intimidating error message is
misleading and rattles users, who tend to answer "NO", which compromises the
utility of the template.

Can this 'error' message be disabled via a macro?

Instead of using Paste Special links, normally, in such a situation, we use
REF fields and Bookmarks. Can you use that instead?