Re: Re1 Apologies, I haven't been clear here: When the docABC.dotm opens (by double click), a dialogue box opens confirming whether to updates the links (I am happy to leave this as a manual update for now, but I will pursue the code to make it automatic) THEN the user clicks save (otherwise the bookmarks won't be updated correctly); the macro now runs as described (-ish??). The question stills remains on how to invoke the macro at this time. Is it supposed to be "Sub Document_save()" ?

Re: Re2 The issue stems from my limited understanding that Word's default behaviour is to suggest the filename from the Title Property, my thinking is to use default behaviours to acheive my aims, but it makes little difference to the outcome.. However, I do want the properties to translate across to the (protected) pdf. There should be no doubt about who's pdf document it is. (I'll add some code to correctly protect the pdf)

Re: Re3 Thank you for this, the more I look at your suggestions, the better I see how the code works and then how I can make it work for me.

I'll post the next iteration of the macro later today.

Regards from a bright sunny, albeit a little chilly (for us softies) Queensland