Fields not updated (e.g. TOC & others)

Robie
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Fields not updated (e.g. TOC & others)

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Hi

This is unusual. The fields in my document are not being updated - whatever I do :-(. Checking the field codes, I found that 'Update fields' option is greyed out (in fact in some case also Edit field is greyed out) & I don't understand why? Have I inadvertantly set/reset some option as this was working fine this morning.

Thanks.

Robie

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Re: Fields not updated (e.g. TOC & others)

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Perhaps the fields have been locked against updating by pressing Ctrl+F11.
Select the fields (or the entire document), then press Ctrl+Shift+F11. This should unlock all locked fields.
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Hans

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Re: Fields not updated (e.g. TOC & others)

Post by Robie »

HansV wrote:Perhaps the fields have been locked against updating by pressing Ctrl+F11.
Select the fields (or the entire document), then press Ctrl+Shift+F11. This should unlock all locked fields.
Thanks. Didn't know about locking/unlocking - I must have locked them somehow.