Automatic Linking from Excel 2013 to Word 2013 not working.

I use Word and Excel to create reports about certain real estate properties.  When I have a new job, I just rename the old files and continue working.  I also have active links from Excel into Word that are set to automatically update.  I
used to use Office 2003 and all worked fine.  Now in 2013, after I rename and convert the files to the 2013 file formats, the links do not update automatically.  Here are my steps:
1. Copy the 2003 Excel and Word files to a new folder (these files link properly, where if I make a change in Excel 2003 it automatically flows to Word 2003)
2. Rename the Excel and Word files to the new job name and convert them to 2013 file formats.
3. Open the now 2013 Word file and do not update Excel links (as it is still linked to old 2003 file).
4. Break all links in Word 2013 to the Excel 2003 files.
5. Insert new active Hyperlinks in Word 2013 to the Excel 2013 files making sure that it is set to "automatic updates".
HOWEVER, now the links will NOT automatically update.  If I have both Word and Excel 2013 files open and make changes in Excel, you do not see them in Word.  You have to right click on the area and choose "Update
Links".  Is there anywhere else that controls the automatic update features?

Hi,
I actually can reproduce this problem on one Office 2013 machine, but on the other machine with Office 2013, it automatically updates the link as it should.
You can create a new Word document and a new Excel file, copy the content from the old files to the new files, re-create the link, check if the link can automatically update.
Regards,
Melon Chen
TechNet Community Support

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