Can field dynamically update?

#1 03-04-2016, 08:55 AM

I inserted a field into a file footer with Insert>Quick Parts>Field. I selected FileName.

This file is a .docx file that contains custom styles and macros, etc. I use it as a template. When I create a new file from that template, I change the file name. However, the footer field retains the file name for the template, and doesn't update to show the new name.

I know there are fields that dynamically update dates. Does anything work with the file name?

Thanks

PS. My quick-and-dirty fix was to create a macro that opens the footer and inserts the field. However, I'd like to eliminate those keystrokes, if possible.

Charles Kenyon · #2 03-04-2016, 11:09 AM

First, when you create a new document, there is no name. Saving the document does not update the field, print preview should. It would be easy to have an AutoOpen macro in your document that updates any filename fields. See Installing Macros.

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macropod · #3 03-04-2016, 10:21 PM

Since you're already using macros, you might call one like the following via a Document_Open & Document_New macro in the template:

Code:

Sub UpdateFields()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
With ActiveDocument
  .Fields.Update
  .PrintPreview
  .ClosePrintPreview
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

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