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Default Edit one document, have it automatically update other connected documents.

So, basically here's the scenario. Lets say I have a document that holds just a table. This table is spread throughout 4 different documents in different folders.



Is there a way, that when I update the document with just the table, all the other documents have their table updated automatically?

I know you can link a document to another, and then you can have an "automatic update" box checked, but that "automatic update" box does not work, and I have to manually update it everytime. Also, there is an option I found under options>advanced>general that you can check to do automatic updates, but as soon as you close word it resets that option to unchecked.

Is there another way of doing this? It is for a multi-person purpose and not everyone is going to know how to do a manual update or even to go to options->advanced>general.

Can I somehow do a template of a table and have it just automatically update other documents that use the table?

What is the best approach so that it is as automatic and user friendly as possible? I would not mind having to manually write out commands/macros.
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Old 05-10-2015, 10:53 AM
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Using Paste Special and choosing to paste as link should work. Or perhaps that is what you are doing now?
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