Locking all footer field codes

[domdagbui]

Hi All,

Wondering if anyone could advice me on how to lock/unlink all fiel
codes in the footers of my 1600page document.

A different footer appears on the first page of each section of th
document (about 140 in all). I can go to each one manually and hi
CTRL+F11 to lock but there are just too many of them and getting to eac
one takes a lot of scrolling.

Any advice please?
Desperate for answers just now

 

[domdagbui]

Hey Venky!

Its worked now! Figured out I had to click the document (project) on th
left to activate the code field.

Tried the code and its worked 'well good!'

Thanks mate.

D

 

[Stefan Blom]

I suspect a macro must be used for this. But, since the page numbers are also
fields, you probably don't want to lock or unlink *all* field codes in the
footers. (A locked or unlinked page field will show the same page number for all
pages.)

If you explained more in detail why you want to prevent the fields from
updating, that would make it easier to suggest an approach...

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"domdagbui" wrote in message
Hi All,

Wondering if anyone could advice me on how to lock/unlink all field
codes in the footers of my 1600page document.

A different footer appears on the first page of each section of the
document (about 140 in all). I can go to each one manually and hit
CTRL+F11 to lock but there are just too many of them and getting to each
one takes a lot of scrolling.

Any advice please?
Desperate for answers just now
D

 

[Venky62]

You have to select a project from the left hand window. In the left han
window you will find a Folder tree with Normal at top, followed b
Project(Your document Name) below that, and so on. Since you may wan
this code only in this document and not all documents, click on the
sign next to the Project with your document name. You will find tw
folders under it. Click on the + sign next to the Microsoft Word Object
folder. It will reveal "This document" below it. Double-Click on "Thi
Document". The right hand pane will get activated. Then paste the cod
in the right hand pane, and follow the rest of the instructions given i
my previous post.

If you are using Word 2007 or later version, you will be prompted t
save it as a Word macro-enabled document with the extension .docm
Accept that. Otherwise you will not be able to save your document.

 

[Stefan Blom]

I'm glad you got it sorted. Out of curiosity, where is the actual code posted? I
don't seem to find it anywhere in this thread.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"domdagbui" wrote in message
Hey Venky!

Its worked now! Figured out I had to click the document (project) on the
left to activate the code field.

Tried the code and its worked 'well good!'

Thanks mate.

D

 

[domdagbui]

Hey all,

Just realised a problem with the macro. It messes up the page numbers.
My first 12 pages changed from Roman Numerals to normal numbers and th
pages that follow now use some sort of random numbering I cant fathom.

Positive from this: my footers and headers have been locked though fo
copying! Which is what I wanted though.

Warning: TRY THE MACRO ONLY ON A COPY OF YOUR DOCUMENT. NOT TH
ORIGINAL. CHANGES SEEM IRREVERSIBLE.