Automatic update of fields in office XP

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In Word 2000, there was an option to automatically update of fields (such as
cross-references) when opening a document.
It seems to me that this option has dissappeared. I know there is an option
to do it before printing, and to manually do it using F9, but it is not
enough.
I would like my cross-references to be correct all the time, especially when
someone opens the document.
Is there a solution?
Thanks,
Gadi
 
In Word 2000, there was an option to automatically update of fields (such as
cross-references) when opening a document.
It seems to me that this option has dissappeared. I know there is an option
to do it before printing, and to manually do it using F9, but it is not
enough.
I would like my cross-references to be correct all the time, especially when
someone opens the document.
Is there a solution?
Thanks,
Gadi
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The behavior may be related to a security change in one of the Office
service packs, as described at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330079. That article explains how
to make a registry entry to allow updating. That won't have any effect
on other people's computers, though.

If that isn't it, I'm afraid the cure is worse than the ailment. You
would have to place an AutoOpen macro in the document that updates all
fields (since you wouldn't be sending the template to other people,
storing the macro there wouldn't do any good). But that macro would
trigger the virus warning box, and the user would have to click the
Enable button. If you think that's less of a problem than possibly
stale references, here's the macro:

Public Sub AutoOpen()
Dim myStoryRange As Range

For Each myStoryRange In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
myStoryRange.Fields.Update
Do While Not (myStoryRange.NextStoryRange Is Nothing)
Set myStoryRange = myStoryRange.NextStoryRange
myStoryRange.Fields.Update
Loop
Next myStoryRange
End Sub
 
I tried the registry change and it didn't help.
The macro solution is conceptually problematic for me.

What is important to me is to have a reliable answer to the question whether
this feature is still provided or not.

Thanks,
Gadi
 
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