Track Changes always Flags Some Cross-reference Heading Text as Changes

Question

When I update my document using F9, track changes always flags some cross-reference of Heading Text as changes while others are not. I would understand if the page changed, but that's not the case.

Even after accepting the change, when I press F9 over the cross-references, they are flagged as changes again. Yet, some references aren't flagged as changes.

Any idea what causes this and how to fix it? I see this across many Word documents.

Answer 1

Thanks for the reference. Unfortunately, it doesn't solve the problem. The procedure AcceptTrackedFields didn't make a difference. I still have some heading cross-references that always indicate a change when they are refreshed, while others never do. There must be something different with the way the reference and/or heading is defined.

It's independent of repagination because the change is indicated even if the pages aren't modified. Immediately accepting all changes, simply refreshing the reference flags it as a change. It makes the Track Changes feature very inefficient.

Answer 2

Some fields will be updated when repagination occurs, and, with tracked changes enabled, that means the fields may be flagged as changed.

If you update a cross-reference field explicitly, for example by selecting it and pressing F9, I would expect it to be marked as a change. 

You can test Paul's (macropod's) macro in the thread to which Shane n M has provided a link.

Answer 3

Hi,

Take a look at the below link which explains about the similar issue. Hope this information helps.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-word/update-cross-references-looking-like-a-tracked/147db216-b16f-4805-829c-639fccd7da42