Set up link Automatic Updates or manual updates in Word 2010

Link updates in a Word 2010 document include both Automatic Updates and manual update methods. If you use Automatic Updates, the user is prompted to update the document with the data in the linked file when the package contains a linked Word document, as shown in Figure 2011081803.

Figure 2011081803 Prompts the user whether to update the linked data

If you use manual update, the link is not prompted for updates, and users are required to update them manually. Users can set up link Automatic Updates or manual updates as needed in a word 2010 document, as described in the following steps:

Step 1th, open the Word 2010 document window and right-click the linked object. On the Open shortcut menu, point to the linked sheet object cascading menu (which changes with the type of the linked object) and select the link command in the next menu that opens, as shown in Figure 2011081804.

Figure 2011081804 Selecting the link command

Step 2nd, open the Links dialog box, and in the list of links, select the name of the link you want to set. Then select the Automatic Updates or manual update radio box in the Update method for selected links area, and click OK, as shown in Figure 2011081805.

Figure 2011081805 Selecting the Automatic Updates or manual update Radio box

Tip: By default, Word 2010 updates links by using Automatic Updates.