When you change information within your document that could result in changes to features you’ve included that rely on fields, like a Table of Contents or cross-references, you can easily update those fields to reflect your changes. You can use cross-references to refer to figures in your documents, so that if the figure numbers change, this information will automatically update. Solution: Right click within your document and select Update Field.Įxplanation: Luckily, you’ve learned how to use the Word features that allow Word to generate Tables of Contents, cross-references, formulas, and other steps that use “fields.” Fields are hidden codes that Word uses to perform particular tasks within your document or to generate data. Locating the places in your document that need to be changed and then changing them all will be tedious and time consuming. Additionally, you will need to update your Table of Contents. Additionally, your cross-references for former Section I.C need to be changed to Section I.D. Problem: You’ve added a new Section I.B to your document, which changes the numbering for all of the subsections that follow.
