well, i have been dealing with frame maker a lot and i admit, it is easier,
but when dealing with word....
can someone tell me how do i unlock fields cause shortcut that i have read does nothing using f11, i have those fields that cannot be updated unless they are edited first,
i have a huge file and i have to enter at each one of them,
also when i update chapter references with chap numbers and text, quotations are lost when i try to update them, format also, how can i insert quotations but not manually?

In Word, you can unlock fields in the selection by pressing Ctrl+Shift+F11. (Note that, depending on your keyboard, you may have to press Ctrl+Shift+FN+F11.) Once you have unlocked them, you can update many fields by switching to Print Preview (Ctrl+P) and then return to Print Layout view (ESC). Or you can select the whole document (Ctrl+A) and update with F9.

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Stefan Blom
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How did you create these references?

Which kind of quotations are you referring to?

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Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

i did not create them, they are this way after translation,
usually i can update them but not in this case,
i want to insert « » for RUSSIAN

nope it did not work as i was expected,
, i am not sure if they are locked,
but the only way to access is by hit edit first,
i am attaching what forces me to enter first,,,
it seems i cannot insert an image

Attached Images

field.gif (33.8 KB, 19 views)

What is shown if you display field codes (Alt+F9)?

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

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Windows 11 Professional

REF _Ref3503013 \h

{ REF _Ref3503013 \h } is an ordinary cross-reference field, so that doesn't give any clues.

Can you share the document with the forum? If you click the Go Advanced button at the bottom of the screen, you'll find an option to upload documents as attachments.

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Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

well i cannot upload my file,
but i have collected some issues that do not have a sense for me,
i would be very pleased if i could learn more for word

an extra issue attached
for bold heading, when entering the correct font, a number appears in front of those,
for some of them it enters at reference fields also,,,
any idea why?

Attached Files

fields.docx (15.0 KB, 9 views)

See Basic Concepts of Microsoft Word - from Shauna Kelly

i am not a basic at word,,,
fields is just not my expert field,,,and for lots of us and there is a common sense that is not working ,,,,,

In my opinion, anyone who has not gone through that series of tutorials needs to do so, no matter how experienced with Word. Trust me, you will learn something you need to know.


If it is field training you want, look at Paul Edstein's pinned threads in this forum.

• Microsoft Word Field Maths Tutorial
• Microsoft Word Date Calculation Tutorial
• Word Fields and Relative Paths to External Files

Here is my page on different fields. It is nowhere near as in depth as are Paul's analyses. it does have links to many other resources.

Using Fields in Microsoft Word

Looking at your example document, I can select the whole document and then unlock all the fields with Ctrl+Shift+F11.

Updating the fields will produce error messages, though, presumably because the target bookmarks are missing in your example file.

Attached Images

FieldUpdating.PNG (18.0 KB, 14 views)

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

my issue was kind of hurry since i had to deliver my work and all searches at the net are not satisfying... i will check what you posted though sometime

the update process should leave me with bold italic and quotation marks,
but it doesn't, can i set it somewere?