word cross references do not update

I write large reports and I use the cross referecne feature for tables and
figures in Word XP extensively in my texts. Unfortunately now and then I
have to rearrange or add/remove some of these tables and figures via the
caption feature. The table/figure numbers are updated automatically and
correctly, I apprecieate that

However, the cross-references in the texts themselves are not updated
In fact, the hyperlinks also point in the wrong places. That means I have
to scan through every cross references and manually make alterations to these
references. I think that defeats the supposedly intended purpose of having
the cross-reference feature in the first place. Perhaps this is a bug?

Have you tried Ctrl+A then F9? If the referred item still exists in the
document, the cross reference to it should then be updated.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"Seb" wrote in message
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I write large reports and I use the cross referecne feature for tables and
figures in Word XP extensively in my texts. Unfortunately now and then I
have to rearrange or add/remove some of these tables and figures via the
caption feature. The table/figure numbers are updated automatically and
correctly, I apprecieate that

However, the cross-references in the texts themselves are not updated
In fact, the hyperlinks also point in the wrong places. That means I have
to scan through every cross references and manually make alterations to
these
references. I think that defeats the supposedly intended purpose of
having
the cross-reference feature in the first place. Perhaps this is a bug?

But there should be a way for Word to AUTOMATICALLY update cross-references
and TOC fields (page numbers, in both cases) with the document is opened. Do
you know of a way to configure this? I don't want my doc users to have to
manually update all the cross-references and TOCs by pressing F9.

"Doug Robbins" wrote:

Have you tried Ctrl+A then F9? If the referred item still exists in the
document, the cross reference to it should then be updated.

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interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a paid
consulting basis.

Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"Seb" wrote in message
...
I write large reports and I use the cross referecne feature for tables and
figures in Word XP extensively in my texts. Unfortunately now and then I
have to rearrange or add/remove some of these tables and figures via the
caption feature. The table/figure numbers are updated automatically and
correctly, I apprecieate that

However, the cross-references in the texts themselves are not updated
In fact, the hyperlinks also point in the wrong places. That means I have
to scan through every cross references and manually make alterations to
these
references. I think that defeats the supposedly intended purpose of
having
the cross-reference feature in the first place. Perhaps this is a bug?

Write an AutoOpen macro (saved in Normal.dot) to Ctrl+A, F9.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Faith" wrote in message
...
But there should be a way for Word to AUTOMATICALLY update
cross-references
and TOC fields (page numbers, in both cases) with the document is opened.
Do
you know of a way to configure this? I don't want my doc users to have to
manually update all the cross-references and TOCs by pressing F9.

"Doug Robbins" wrote:

Have you tried Ctrl+A then F9? If the referred item still exists in the
document, the cross reference to it should then be updated.

--
Please respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be
interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a
paid
consulting basis.

Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"Seb" wrote in message
...
I write large reports and I use the cross referecne feature for tables
and
figures in Word XP extensively in my texts. Unfortunately now and
then I
have to rearrange or add/remove some of these tables and figures via
the
caption feature. The table/figure numbers are updated automatically
and
correctly, I apprecieate that

However, the cross-references in the texts themselves are not updated

In fact, the hyperlinks also point in the wrong places. That means I
have
to scan through every cross references and manually make alterations
to
these
references. I think that defeats the supposedly intended purpose of
having
the cross-reference feature in the first place. Perhaps this is a
bug?

I use custom templates for my docs, and then they're PDF'd (with specific
options) for distribution. Do you know how Adobe would react to a Word macro
during the PDF process?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Write an AutoOpen macro (saved in Normal.dot) to Ctrl+A, F9.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Faith" wrote in message
...
But there should be a way for Word to AUTOMATICALLY update
cross-references
and TOC fields (page numbers, in both cases) with the document is opened.
Do
you know of a way to configure this? I don't want my doc users to have to
manually update all the cross-references and TOCs by pressing F9.

"Doug Robbins" wrote:

Have you tried Ctrl+A then F9? If the referred item still exists in the
document, the cross reference to it should then be updated.

--
Please respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be
interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a
paid
consulting basis.

Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"Seb" wrote in message
...
I write large reports and I use the cross referecne feature for tables
and
figures in Word XP extensively in my texts. Unfortunately now and
then I
have to rearrange or add/remove some of these tables and figures via
the
caption feature. The table/figure numbers are updated automatically
and
correctly, I apprecieate that

However, the cross-references in the texts themselves are not updated

In fact, the hyperlinks also point in the wrong places. That means I
have
to scan through every cross references and manually make alterations
to
these
references. I think that defeats the supposedly intended purpose of
having
the cross-reference feature in the first place. Perhaps this is a
bug?

I don't see how an AutoOpen macro would affect the process of printing to
PDF.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Faith" wrote in message
news
I use custom templates for my docs, and then they're PDF'd (with specific
options) for distribution. Do you know how Adobe would react to a Word
macro
during the PDF process?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Write an AutoOpen macro (saved in Normal.dot) to Ctrl+A, F9.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Faith" wrote in message
...
But there should be a way for Word to AUTOMATICALLY update
cross-references
and TOC fields (page numbers, in both cases) with the document is
opened.
Do
you know of a way to configure this? I don't want my doc users to
have to
manually update all the cross-references and TOCs by pressing F9.

"Doug Robbins" wrote:

Have you tried Ctrl+A then F9? If the referred item still exists in
the
document, the cross reference to it should then be updated.

--
Please respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be
interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on
a
paid
consulting basis.

Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"Seb" wrote in message
...
I write large reports and I use the cross referecne feature for
tables
and
figures in Word XP extensively in my texts. Unfortunately now
and
then I
have to rearrange or add/remove some of these tables and figures
via
the
caption feature. The table/figure numbers are updated
automatically
and
correctly, I apprecieate that

However, the cross-references in the texts themselves are not
updated

In fact, the hyperlinks also point in the wrong places. That
means I
have
to scan through every cross references and manually make
alterations
to
these
references. I think that defeats the supposedly intended purpose
of
having
the cross-reference feature in the first place. Perhaps this is
a
bug?

The following is probably overkill, but if named AutoOpen, it will update
only Table of Contents and REF fields.
Sub TOCFieldUpdateAllStory()
' Written by Charles Kyle Kenyon 15 November 2001
' repaired by Jezebel
' All Story Field Updater - TOC fields
Dim oField As Field
Dim oStory As Range
' On Error Resume Next
For Each oStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
' This goes into headers and footers as well as the regular document
Do
For Each oField In oStory.Fields
If oField.Type = wdFieldTOC Then
oField.Update
End If
If oField.Type = wdFieldREF Then
oField.Update
End If
Next oField
Set oStory = oStory.Next
Loop Until oStory Is Nothing
Next oStory
End Sub
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Charles Kenyon

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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Write an AutoOpen macro (saved in Normal.dot) to Ctrl+A, F9.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Faith" wrote in message
...
But there should be a way for Word to AUTOMATICALLY update
cross-references
and TOC fields (page numbers, in both cases) with the document is opened.
Do
you know of a way to configure this? I don't want my doc users to have
to
manually update all the cross-references and TOCs by pressing F9.

"Doug Robbins" wrote:

Have you tried Ctrl+A then F9? If the referred item still exists in
the
document, the cross reference to it should then be updated.

--
Please respond to the Newsgroup for the benefit of others who may be
interested. Questions sent directly to me will only be answered on a
paid
consulting basis.

Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"Seb" wrote in message
...
I write large reports and I use the cross referecne feature for tables
and
figures in Word XP extensively in my texts. Unfortunately now and
then I
have to rearrange or add/remove some of these tables and figures via
the
caption feature. The table/figure numbers are updated automatically
and
correctly, I apprecieate that

However, the cross-references in the texts themselves are not updated

In fact, the hyperlinks also point in the wrong places. That means I
have
to scan through every cross references and manually make alterations
to
these
references. I think that defeats the supposedly intended purpose of
having
the cross-reference feature in the first place. Perhaps this is a
bug?