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Updates the result of the fields object.
Syntax
expression.Update
expression Required. A variable that represents a 'Fields' collection.
Return value
Long
Remarks
Returns 0 (zero) if no errors occur when the fields are updated, or returns a Long that represents the index of the first field that contains an error.
Remark: When using this with Word 2016 and possibly with others, the number may be incorrect.
Example
This example updates all the fields in the main story (that is, the main body) of the active document. A return value of 0 (zero) indicates that the fields were updated without error.
If ActiveDocument.Fields.Update = 0 Then
MsgBox "Update Successful"
Else
MsgBox "Field " & ActiveDocument.Fields.Update & _
" has an error"
End If
See also
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