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Every time you save a document in Word, the information in the document properties is updated. Part of the information is a count of how many times the file has been saved. This is referred to as the revision number. You can insert the revision number in your documents and have it updated automatically, if you so desire. To insert the revision number in your document, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Field dialog box.
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2012-01-03 16:27:56
Bruno
If you enable 'Update fields' in your printing options, your hard copies will always show the updated rev number, and your Print Preview button will also become a quick new way to update all the fields in your headers and footers.
2012-01-02 01:30:35
K.Vee.Shanker.
One suggestion for Alan:
Kindly place the selection bar on the required options of your pictures. In the picture above for example, the selection bar under 'Field Names' could be on RevNum to complement the procedure steps. I've seen such misses in many images.
2011-11-29 08:27:02
Diane
Ok great, but you still need to do
"update field", can it be automatically
done??
Thank you
Regards
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