Update linked data before printing

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options\vprsu

Value name: updatelinks_13_1

Enabled: updatelinks_13_1 = 1

Disabled: updatelinks_13_1 = 0

Description

This policy setting controls the "Update linked data before printing" setting found under File tab | Options | Display | Printing options. If you enable this policy setting, Word will update linked data in the document before the document is printed. One example of linked data in Word is an embedded Excel chart that is linked to an Excel spreadsheet. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Word will not update linked data in the document before the document is printed.