"Word Is Updating the Fields..." Remains on Screen

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q110574
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When you update more than one field at a time, the message "Word is updating fields in the document" may remain on the screen much longer than if you had updated each field individually.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word version 6.0 for Windows and the Macintosh. This problem was corrected in Word version 7.0 for Windows 95.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: kbfield
Additional query words: 6.0 winword macword word6
Keywords : kbfield
Version : 6.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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