Word footers

[Janis Long]

Why doesn't Word automatically change the filename
inserted in the document footer when the file name changed?

 

[Rob Schneider]

Why doesn't Word automatically change the filename
inserted in the document footer when the file name changed?

It *will* automatically update it *if* the file name is a fieldname
*field* (not the actual file name *and* if you updated the field
(manually or when printing the print-options says to update fields
before printing).

 

[Cindy Meister -WordMVP-]

Hi Janis,

Why doesn't Word automatically change the filename
inserted in the document footer when the file name changed?

Word doesn't update all fields throughout the document all
the time. If it didn't, you wouldn't be able to work

So decisions had to be made when to update which fields,
under what circumstances. You'll find more information in
this article

WD97: Some Fields Update While Other Fields Don't Update
[Q196843]
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=196843

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jan
24 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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