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lpatt - 29 May 2008 15:41 GMT

I have documents with links attached. I just got this new computer, so i'm
resetting all my settings. When I open the documents I get the "do you want
to update links" message, but the link appears as the Pathname {LINK
Word.Document.8 "filename"} when I tried to copy that line from the document
it showed up in the clipboard as the actual linked document, but printed the
pathname. What am I missing?

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Graham Mayor - 29 May 2008 15:48 GMT

Press ALT+F9

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> I have documents with links attached. I just got this new computer,
> so i'm resetting all my settings. When I open the documents I get the
> "do you want to update links" message, but the link appears as the
> Pathname {LINK Word.Document.8 "filename"} when I tried to copy that
> line from the document it showed up in the clipboard as the actual
> linked document, but printed the pathname. What am I missing?

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lpatt - 29 May 2008 15:56 GMT

Thanks. but that didn't work. Neither does ctrl+shift+F.

> Press ALT+F9
>
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> > line from the document it showed up in the clipboard as the actual
> > linked document, but printed the pathname. What am I missing?

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lpatt - 29 May 2008 17:00 GMT

addendum to my earlier request for information: when I switch to "reading
layout" view. it displays correctly.

> I have documents with links attached. I just got this new computer, so i'm
> resetting all my settings. When I open the documents I get the "do you want
> to update links" message, but the link appears as the Pathname {LINK
> Word.Document.8 "filename"} when I tried to copy that line from the document
> it showed up in the clipboard as the actual linked document, but printed the
> pathname. What am I missing?

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Graham Mayor - 30 May 2008 06:18 GMT

ALT+F9 as indicated in my earlier post should toggle the display of fields
between construction and result. The Reading Layout view shows the result.
Does your keyboatd have dual functions for the F keys? If so have you set
the correct mode?
CTRL+SHIFT+F is by default assigned to Font?
On the basis that you may have reassigned your function key, the following
macro will toggle the display

Sub FieldCodes()
ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = Not ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes
End Sub

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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> addendum to my earlier request for information: when I switch to
> "reading layout" view. it displays correctly.
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>> that line from the document it showed up in the clipboard as the
>> actual linked document, but printed the pathname. What am I missing?

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