word 2007 : Updating footnote fields

[Guest]

Hi Everybody,

Using Word 2003, switching from a document view (for example from "Normal
view") to the "Print Layout view", the application will updated the fields in
the header and footer of the document
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211629/en-us). Unfortunately, this kind of
functionality didn't work on Word 2007 version.

My problem is that we have a lot of old documents that contain a macro
(inside the document) based on this functionality. So, when the user open a
document, the macro (on the open document event) will switch from the "print
layout view" to the "normal view" and, at the end, bring back to the "print
layout view", updating the header and footer fields.

How can I enable this functionality on the Word 2007? Maybe some
configuration parameters to modify?

Thanks in advanced

ivan

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?SXZhbg==?=,

Using Word 2003, switching from a document view (for example from "Normal
view") to the "Print Layout view", the application will updated the fields in
the header and footer of the document
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211629/en-us). Unfortunately, this kind of
functionality didn't work on Word 2007 version.

My problem is that we have a lot of old documents that contain a macro
(inside the document) based on this functionality. So, when the user open a
document, the macro (on the open document event) will switch from the "print
layout view" to the "normal view" and, at the end, bring back to the "print
layout view", updating the header and footer fields.

How can I enable this functionality on the Word 2007? Maybe some
configuration parameters to modify?

Could you give us an example of fields you have to force to update in this
manner?
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Guest]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?SXZhbg==?=,

[snip]Could you give us an example of fields you have to force to update in this
manner?
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)

Hi Cindy,

Thanks for the reply...

We use the DOCPROPERTY fields (string and datetime type). For example :
- a customize DOCPROPERTY field named “Revisione†:
{ DOCPROPERTY Revisione \* MERGEFORMAT }
- a word default field (author of the document) :
{ DOCPROPERTY Author \* MERGEFORMAT }

I saw that the only field that being updated by Word 2007, on switching to
the "Print Layout view", is the TIME type field. So, somehow, the application
update the footer but only for TIME fields. Unfortunatly, we didn't use this
kind of fields (

Ivan

 

[Stefan Blom]

Do the fields update when you switch to Print Preview?

Preview a page before printing
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP101083881033.aspx

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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Hi =?Utf-8?B?SXZhbg==?=,

[snip]Could you give us an example of fields you have to force to update in this
manner?
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)

Hi Cindy,

Thanks for the reply...

We use the DOCPROPERTY fields (string and datetime type). For example :
- a customize DOCPROPERTY field named "Revisione" :
{ DOCPROPERTY Revisione \* MERGEFORMAT }
- a word default field (author of the document) :
{ DOCPROPERTY Author \* MERGEFORMAT }

I saw that the only field that being updated by Word 2007, on switching to
the "Print Layout view", is the TIME type field. So, somehow, the application
update the footer but only for TIME fields. Unfortunatly, we didn't use this
kind of fields (

Ivan

 

[Guest]

Do the fields update when you switch to Print Preview?

Preview a page before printing
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP101083881033.aspx

Hi Stefan,

Yes, my Word 2007 update the footer fields when I do the Print Preview...

Ivan

 

[Stefan Blom]

See the following knowledge base articles:

Some fields are updated while other fields are not
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/212054/

Which fields are updated when you open, repaginate, or print document
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211629/en-us

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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