Sorry, but I tried on another PC and it did not show the include text fields as an error. I attached a new file that I run your macro. Please download it for taking a look on it.

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OK, so some form of metadata is preserved. Before you send your document to a freelancer, open it on a different PC, update the fields and then save the document. This should ensure that the includetext fields just show the error message.

Thanks both @slaycock and @macropod for the great support. Now, I have 2 solutions for my problem and I am very thankful about this.

For the solution of @slaycock, I only need to delete or rename the folder included Ingredient sections. And then, the include text fields will show as an error.

For the solution of @macropod, I can solve my problem easily and quickly with one click.

I strongly believe that I will use both of them for my task because they are awesome.

<blushes> Sometimes we can't see the wood for the trees.

Re slaycock's approach, you can suppress the error message by embedding the INCLUDETEXT fields in IF fields that test for the error. For example:
{IF{INCLUDETEXT "{FILENAME \p}/../ingredients_1.docx"}<> "Error*" {INCLUDETEXT "{FILENAME \p}/../ingredients_1.docx"}}
Note that the above code assumes the ingredient files are kept in the same folder as the file they're linked to - the field coding employs the Relative Path linking described in http://www.msofficeforums.com/word/3...nal-files.html. If you're not keeping them in the same folder, simply edit the field code to suit.

Note: The field brace pairs (i.e. '{ }') for the above example are all created in the document itself, via Ctrl-F9 (Cmd-F9 on a Mac); you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message. Nor is it practical to add them via any of the standard Word dialogues.

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Paul Edstein
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