F9 is assigned in Word X to update data (such as a formula or link) in a table cell. Microsoft has no alternative menu item that I can find for this function. F9 is also used by Exposé. Therefore, one can't update a table cell in Word X under Panther. The workaround is to re-assign the F9 key in Exposé's System Prefs panel to another key.
[robg adds: There are actually two alternative solutions to this problem, one much easier than the other. The easy solution is to control-click the formula and select Update Field (or just hit Shift - Command - Option - U with the formula highlighted). The second, and probably better, alternative is to remap F9 in Word. The tricky part is finding it ... select View -> Toolbars -> Customize, then click on the Keyboard... button at the bottom of the dialog. In the new window that opens, scroll the Categories panel down and select All Commands. In the Commands half of the window, scroll nearly to the end and click on UpdateFields. Click on F9 and then hit Remove. While you're here, you can also use the "Press new shortcut key" to create an easier shortcut -- I used Control-F9. Make sure you hit the Assign button after you type the shortcut! Click "OK" twice, and you'll have a new shortcut, and no more conflict with Exposé.]
[robg adds: There are actually two alternative solutions to this problem, one much easier than the other. The easy solution is to control-click the formula and select Update Field (or just hit Shift - Command - Option - U with the formula highlighted). The second, and probably better, alternative is to remap F9 in Word. The tricky part is finding it ... select View -> Toolbars -> Customize, then click on the Keyboard... button at the bottom of the dialog. In the new window that opens, scroll the Categories panel down and select All Commands. In the Commands half of the window, scroll nearly to the end and click on UpdateFields. Click on F9 and then hit Remove. While you're here, you can also use the "Press new shortcut key" to create an easier shortcut -- I used Control-F9. Make sure you hit the Assign button after you type the shortcut! Click "OK" twice, and you'll have a new shortcut, and no more conflict with Exposé.]
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