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To work around this issue, use the following sample Visual Basic macro:
Sub UnlinkFieldsinFooter()
' Switch to document footer.
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekCurrentPageFooter
' Select all text in the footer.
Selection.WholeStory
' Loop through fields in selection.
For Each afield In Selection.Fields
' If field type is a REF field.
If afield.Type = wdFieldRef Then
' Select the current field.
afield.Select
'Unlink the currently selected field.
afield.Unlink
End If
' Reselect all text in the footer.
Selection.WholeStory
Next afield
' Close footer return to document
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekMainDocument
End Sub