Field Not Updating and/or No Result

ID: Q46344

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

Non-DDE fields do not update automatically when their source information changes. Any field entered using the CTRL+F9 key is not evaluated when it is entered. A field entered using the Field option from the Insert menu is initially evaluated when it is entered.

To update a field, do the following:

1. Select the entire field, including the enclosing brackets.

2. Press the F9 key.

A field cannot update unless the information it displays is available. Certain fields are not updated until the information they return becomes available. In most cases, these fields update themselves as the appropriate information becomes available.

Examples of fields that do not initially update are Printdate, Lastsavedby, and Revnum.

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbfield Additional query words: 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 2.0 winword2 word7 winword 7.0 word95 word6 7.0a word97

Version           : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0 7.
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: August 14, 1997