Auto Text not updating in Word 2003

[Guest]

In Word 2003, if you insert the AutoText "Filename and path" in a document
and save the file, when the file is moved from one directory to another, the
"Filename and path" is not automatically updated in the document. For
example, if I create a document in F:\Docs\Test.doc that I've insert
"Filename and path" and then move that document to C:\Temp, the "Filename and
path" still shows up as F:\Docs\Test.doc, not C:\Temp\Test.doc as I would
expect.

Tried this same feature in Excel 2003 and it does update the "filename and
path" information to reflect the new document location.

Is there a setting in Word 2003 I'm overlooking that would allow the update
to occur automatically? Currently my users are deleting and re-inserting the
AutoText when they need to move a document.

Thanks!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It won't update automatically, but you can use F9 to update it manually.

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[Anne Troy]

Hi, Val. Excel updates every time theres a change in a cell. Try this:
http://www.officearticles.com/word/updating_fields_in_microsoft_word.htm

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[garfield-n-odie]

See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=832897 "The FILENAME field
does not automatically update when you open a document in Word
2002 or Word 2003".

 

[Charles Kenyon]

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/File_Name_And_Path.htm.
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[Guest]

Hi Anne,

Thank you for your response. The Print and Print Preview actions did not
make a difference. Using F9 does work.

Thanks again!
Valerie