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Old 03-29-2012, 03:06 PM
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I had a question about external links. I have a MS Word document (2007) with external links to several MS Excel files. It grabs a chart from each Excel file.



Now, when I move the Excel files, the charts are no longer accessible and can't update (since the directory for the files have been changed).

Is there a way that Word can automatically update the link directory to these Excel files, or do I have to manually change the directory to each Excel file in MS Word?


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Hi Lucas,

Whenever you move the file referred to in a Link, you need to update all the references in all the files that Link to it.
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macropod,

Thanks for your reply. I thought that was the case, but wasn't completely sure.
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If the Excel objects were inserted in-line, you should be able to see the field codes they use by pressing Alt-F9. You can then use Find/Replace to change the paths (Note the use of '\\' for the path separators instead of '\') and and filenames. When you're done, simply press Alt-F9 again, followed by Ctrl-A, F9 to update the links.
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