Updating Your Fields
One of the best things about fields is that you can update them automatically. F9 is the magic key:
To update a single field, place your insertion point within it and press F9.
To update more than one field, select the block of copy that contains all the fields you want to update and press F9. Or, after you select all the fields, right-click on one of them and choose Update Field from the shortcut menu.
To update all the fields in a document, press Ctrl+A and then press F9. In a long document, this can take a little while. If necessary, you can stop the process by pressing Esc.
When you insert a field using Ctrl+F9, Word doesn't update the field until you press F9.
Note
Updating with F9 doesn't affect the following fields: ...
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