Print Options / Update Fields

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Sometimes when I open a document oir create a new document, I notice that
under Tools-Options-Print, "Update Fields" is not checked at times, and
sometimes it is checked. I want the default to be checked. Note: I share
documents on a file server with my assistant. We both use Word 2002.
Question: Does this option setting change/get saved according to the
document, according to the template on which the document is based, or the
individual settings of the computer on which Word is running? And how can I
identify and clean up (by batch operation or otherwise) any files that this
affects? I don't want to have to check this each time I create or open a
document.
Thanks.
 
I have found that creating PDFs with Acrobat causes that check box to become
unchecked. It's possible that other add-ins have a similar effect.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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As Suzanne noted, I have been creating .pdf files from Word 2002 documents
using Acrobat 5.0. That might just be the source.

And thanks, Graham, for your recommendation for the macros. I added that
line to macros I had created for new form documents (where the macro
references/goes to a template), but I can't seem to record a macro to open a
general, existing document. When I try to record a macro to simply open a
general, existing document, the "stop recording" function is not available
with the Open dialog box opened on the top, and I don't really want to have a
macro for each of my existing documents.

I'm not versed really at all with Word macros, so I consider the edits I was
able to make to be quite on the fringe of my ability. Any suggestions?
 
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