How to get "Track Changes" to ignore "Field Code Changed"?

[Joey Cheung]

Dear all,

Are there any way to get "Track Changes" in Word 2010 not to track "Field code changed"?

In "Track Changes Option", I can only un-check "Track formatting" but I cannot find any way to stop it tracking the "Field code changed"

Thanks!

[macropod]

No. However, you can use a macro to automatically accept all field updates:

Sub AcceptTrackedFields()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
'This sub accepts any tracked changes instigated by Word affecting fields – not field code edits
Dim Story As Range, oFld As Field, oRev As Revision, Rng As Range
With ActiveDocument
  ' Loop through all range objects and accept tracked changes on fields
  For Each Story In .StoryRanges
    For Each oRev In Story.Revisions
      For Each oFld In oRev.Range.Fields
        oFld.ShowCodes = True
        Set Rng = oFld.Code
        With Rng
          .MoveEndUntil cset:=Chr(21), Count:=wdForward
          .MoveEndUntil cset:=Chr(19), Count:=wdBackward
          .End = .End + 1
          .Start = .Start - 1
          oFld.ShowCodes = False
          .Revisions.AcceptAll
        End With
      Next
    Next
  Next
End With
Set Rng = Nothing
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

[macropod]

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