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Step 1 - How to Update your Fields ?

Updating your field codes will cause them to refresh and modify any automated text which has changed due to document modification.

Step 2 - Updating an Individual Field

To update an indivdual field just right mouse click and press Update Field

or place the insertion point in the field and press F9.

Step 3 - Updating several fields

To update several fields highlight them and press F9.

Step 4 - Updating all the fields

To update all the fields in the document press (Ctrl + "A") followed by F9

If this takes a long time you can press Esc to cancel.

Step 5 - Updating fields before printing

By default the fields in a document are not updated automatically before printing.

(Tools > Options)(Print tab, Update fields)

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Step 6 - Fields that are not Updated

The following fields are not updated when you press F9.

AutoNum

autonumlgl

autonumout

eq

gotobutton

macrobutton

print

Step 7 - Things to Remember