Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated December 14, 2024)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365
Normally, if you have linked information in your document, the information is updated whenever you open the document. There may be times when you need to update the links manually, however. You do this by following these steps:
Figure 1. Info about the current document.
Figure 2. The Links dialog box.
Note, in step 3, that if you cannot find the Edit Links to Files option, that simply means that Word doesn't think there are any links in the current document.
If you are using Word 2007, then the steps are slightly different:
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