Automaticaly update Field codes in header (Office XP, Word 2002 SP-2)

Topic

New Reply

I have a file with header and footer containing Field codes Title and Category. These can be edited in the File/Properties Summary dialog box. So far so good!
(The file also contains macros for inserting Bookmarks.) The content of the field codes will not change when I close and opens the document again. I have to open the header, mark the field code, rightckick and click Update Field.

How can I get Word to update these field codes automatically in the open document? It is possible to set Update fields in the Options dialog box/Print tab. But this only happens when the document is printed.

I need to get these fields updated when I open the document and preferably also when the document is open(active) in Word. Can it be done by a vba code?

This works OK with Office 2000: the content of the field code changes when I close and open the document again. But I cannot get it working in Office XP.

Thanks a lot in advance

Bj

Reply | Quote

Replies

You can create an AutoOpen macro that runs when the document is opened. From AutoOpen you can call the procedure UpdateHeaderAndFooterFields that you will find in post 119527

StuartR]

Reply | Quote