Word 2007 - field "Update automatic links at open" does not work

[bjoeran1]

In the footer I have the field { FILENAME \*Caps \* MERGEFORMAT }, i.e. show
the file name of the document. Although I have selected the "Update automatic
links at open" in "Word Options / Advanced / General", the link is not
updated when opening the document. The document is using a template I have
created myself. When I first create the document I see "Document1" in the
footer. I then save the document to the name XXXX.docx for example. When
opening the document again, it still shows "Document1". Should also be said
that the first page has a different footer than the remaining pages (do not
have the file name on the first page) - if that would matter.

[Stefan Blom]

See the following KB article:

The FILENAME field does not automatically update when you open a document in
Word
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832897/en-us

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

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[bjoeran1]

Thanks a lot! You would wonder why the field is there in the first place :-)

[Stefan Blom]

Well, the article has an explanation for the changed behavior, but not many
people seems to believe it. :-)

Also, note that you can force an update of the FILENAME field by switching
to Print Preview and then back to your favorite view. You can use Ctrl+F2 as
a toggle.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

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