Update fields in Header/Footer

Is there a way to force the fields inside the header/footer to
refresh/update but on for the page the user is currently on?
I want to be able to update this without the need to update all sections and
pages so that it is much faster when just dealing with one page.

Greg
Fri Mar 31 11:01:29 CST 2006

ML,

Not sure I understand exactly what you are trying to do. You might be
able to adapt one of the field macros provided here to suit your
particular need:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Field_Macros.htm

Doug
Fri Mar 31 11:52:43 CST 2006

Probably this

With Selection.Sections(1)
.Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Fields.Update
.Headers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).Range.Fields.Update
.Footers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).Range.Fields.Update
.Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Fields.Update
End With

but I would be very surprised if you were able to detect the difference in
performance between that and

Dim i As Long
With ActiveDocument
For i = 1 To .Sections.Count
With .Sections(i)
.Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Fields.Update
.Headers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).Range.Fields.Update
.Footers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).Range.Fields.Update
.Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Fields.Update
End With
Next i
End With

which will update the fields in all of the headers and footers in the
document.


--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
news:OAk5GkNVGHA.5724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Is there a way to force the fields inside the header/footer to
> refresh/update but on for the page the user is currently on?
> I want to be able to update this without the need to update all sections
> and pages so that it is much faster when just dealing with one page.
>

ML
Fri Mar 31 12:49:11 CST 2006

The performance issues is because Word repaginates it seems no matter what
you do and in a long document it slows things down too much.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr@REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message
news:eIkbrvOVGHA.2156@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Probably this
>
> With Selection.Sections(1)
> .Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Fields.Update
> .Headers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).Range.Fields.Update
> .Footers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).Range.Fields.Update
> .Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Fields.Update
> End With
>
> but I would be very surprised if you were able to detect the difference in
> performance between that and
>
> Dim i As Long
> With ActiveDocument
> For i = 1 To .Sections.Count
> With .Sections(i)
> .Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Fields.Update
> .Headers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).Range.Fields.Update
> .Footers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).Range.Fields.Update
> .Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Fields.Update
> End With
> Next i
> End With
>
> which will update the fields in all of the headers and footers in the
> document.
>
>
> --
> Hope this helps.
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
> services on a paid consulting basis.
>
> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>
> "ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
> news:OAk5GkNVGHA.5724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Is there a way to force the fields inside the header/footer to
>> refresh/update but on for the page the user is currently on?
>> I want to be able to update this without the need to update all sections
>> and pages so that it is much faster when just dealing with one page.
>>
>
>

Charles
Fri Mar 31 16:54:26 CST 2006

Headers and footers are not in just one page, but one section (which may be
the entire document).
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
news:OAk5GkNVGHA.5724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Is there a way to force the fields inside the header/footer to
> refresh/update but on for the page the user is currently on?
> I want to be able to update this without the need to update all sections
> and pages so that it is much faster when just dealing with one page.
>

Jezebel
Fri Mar 31 17:07:16 CST 2006

Updating fields in headers and footers for some vs all sections will have no
effect on Word's repagination.




"ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
news:%23YvAfPPVGHA.4608@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> The performance issues is because Word repaginates it seems no matter what
> you do and in a long document it slows things down too much.
>
> "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr@REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eIkbrvOVGHA.2156@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Probably this
>>
>> With Selection.Sections(1)
>> .Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Fields.Update
>> .Headers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).Range.Fields.Update
>> .Footers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).Range.Fields.Update
>> .Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Fields.Update
>> End With
>>
>> but I would be very surprised if you were able to detect the difference
>> in performance between that and
>>
>> Dim i As Long
>> With ActiveDocument
>> For i = 1 To .Sections.Count
>> With .Sections(i)
>> .Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Fields.Update
>> .Headers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).Range.Fields.Update
>> .Footers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).Range.Fields.Update
>> .Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Fields.Update
>> End With
>> Next i
>> End With
>>
>> which will update the fields in all of the headers and footers in the
>> document.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
>> services on a paid consulting basis.
>>
>> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>>
>> "ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
>> news:OAk5GkNVGHA.5724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> Is there a way to force the fields inside the header/footer to
>>> refresh/update but on for the page the user is currently on?
>>> I want to be able to update this without the need to update all sections
>>> and pages so that it is much faster when just dealing with one page.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

ML
Fri Mar 31 17:19:24 CST 2006

I am well aware of that. I was just hoping there might be a way to just
refresh the current page fields or something along those lines.

"Charles Kenyon" <wordfaq@nospam.addbalance.com> wrote in message
news:uFeDPYRVGHA.4348@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Headers and footers are not in just one page, but one section (which may
> be the entire document).
> --
> Charles Kenyon
>
> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
>
> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>
> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
> from my ignorance and your wisdom.
>
>
> "ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
> news:OAk5GkNVGHA.5724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Is there a way to force the fields inside the header/footer to
>> refresh/update but on for the page the user is currently on?
>> I want to be able to update this without the need to update all sections
>> and pages so that it is much faster when just dealing with one page.
>>
>
>

Jezebel
Fri Mar 31 18:37:30 CST 2006

If you are well aware of that, the hope is self-evidently absurd.



"ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
news:Oue4emRVGHA.2276@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>I am well aware of that. I was just hoping there might be a way to just
>refresh the current page fields or something along those lines.
>
> "Charles Kenyon" <wordfaq@nospam.addbalance.com> wrote in message
> news:uFeDPYRVGHA.4348@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Headers and footers are not in just one page, but one section (which may
>> be the entire document).
>> --
>> Charles Kenyon
>>
>> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
>>
>> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
>> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>>
>> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
>> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
>> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
>> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
>> from my ignorance and your wisdom.
>>
>>
>> "ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
>> news:OAk5GkNVGHA.5724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> Is there a way to force the fields inside the header/footer to
>>> refresh/update but on for the page the user is currently on?
>>> I want to be able to update this without the need to update all sections
>>> and pages so that it is much faster when just dealing with one page.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

ML
Fri Mar 31 18:40:47 CST 2006

Well despite headers and footers not being page specific you can make them
have page specific info displayed in them.
Thanks though for your comment, very helpful.

"Jezebel" <warcrimes@whitehouse.gov> wrote in message
news:%23IBh6RSVGHA.1304@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> If you are well aware of that, the hope is self-evidently absurd.
>
>
>
> "ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
> news:Oue4emRVGHA.2276@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>I am well aware of that. I was just hoping there might be a way to just
>>refresh the current page fields or something along those lines.
>>
>> "Charles Kenyon" <wordfaq@nospam.addbalance.com> wrote in message
>> news:uFeDPYRVGHA.4348@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> Headers and footers are not in just one page, but one section (which may
>>> be the entire document).
>>> --
>>> Charles Kenyon
>>>
>>> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
>>>
>>> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
>>> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>>>
>>> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
>>> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
>>> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
>>> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
>>> from my ignorance and your wisdom.
>>>
>>>
>>> "ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:OAk5GkNVGHA.5724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> Is there a way to force the fields inside the header/footer to
>>>> refresh/update but on for the page the user is currently on?
>>>> I want to be able to update this without the need to update all
>>>> sections and pages so that it is much faster when just dealing with one
>>>> page.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Jezebel
Fri Mar 31 19:55:40 CST 2006

Gegen der Dummheit kämpfen die Götter selbst vergebens.


"ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
news:uGNR9TSVGHA.4976@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Well despite headers and footers not being page specific you can make them
> have page specific info displayed in them.
> Thanks though for your comment, very helpful.
>
> "Jezebel" <warcrimes@whitehouse.gov> wrote in message
> news:%23IBh6RSVGHA.1304@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> If you are well aware of that, the hope is self-evidently absurd.
>>
>>
>>
>> "ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
>> news:Oue4emRVGHA.2276@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>I am well aware of that. I was just hoping there might be a way to just
>>>refresh the current page fields or something along those lines.
>>>
>>> "Charles Kenyon" <wordfaq@nospam.addbalance.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uFeDPYRVGHA.4348@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> Headers and footers are not in just one page, but one section (which
>>>> may be the entire document).
>>>> --
>>>> Charles Kenyon
>>>>
>>>> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
>>>>
>>>> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
>>>> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>>>>
>>>> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
>>>> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
>>>> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
>>>> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
>>>> from my ignorance and your wisdom.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
>>>> news:OAk5GkNVGHA.5724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Is there a way to force the fields inside the header/footer to
>>>>> refresh/update but on for the page the user is currently on?
>>>>> I want to be able to update this without the need to update all
>>>>> sections and pages so that it is much faster when just dealing with
>>>>> one page.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

ML
Fri Mar 31 20:36:50 CST 2006

Thanks again.

"Jezebel" <warcrimes@whitehouse.gov> wrote in message
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> Gegen der Dummheit kämpfen die Götter selbst vergebens.
>
>
> "ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
> news:uGNR9TSVGHA.4976@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Well despite headers and footers not being page specific you can make
>> them have page specific info displayed in them.
>> Thanks though for your comment, very helpful.
>>
>> "Jezebel" <warcrimes@whitehouse.gov> wrote in message
>> news:%23IBh6RSVGHA.1304@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> If you are well aware of that, the hope is self-evidently absurd.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:Oue4emRVGHA.2276@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>I am well aware of that. I was just hoping there might be a way to just
>>>>refresh the current page fields or something along those lines.
>>>>
>>>> "Charles Kenyon" <wordfaq@nospam.addbalance.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:uFeDPYRVGHA.4348@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Headers and footers are not in just one page, but one section (which
>>>>> may be the entire document).
>>>>> --
>>>>> Charles Kenyon
>>>>>
>>>>> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
>>>>>
>>>>> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
>>>>> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
>>>>>
>>>>> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
>>>>> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
>>>>> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
>>>>> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
>>>>> from my ignorance and your wisdom.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "ML" <schooner@accesswave.ca> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OAk5GkNVGHA.5724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Is there a way to force the fields inside the header/footer to
>>>>>> refresh/update but on for the page the user is currently on?
>>>>>> I want to be able to update this without the need to update all
>>>>>> sections and pages so that it is much faster when just dealing with
>>>>>> one page.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>