When I retrieve a documnet dated for instance 4/2/09, when it shows in the
window (Word) it shows the current date.
How do I get the date to not change on the document?

Press Alt+F9. Change the DATE part of the field to CREATEDATE. Press F9 to
update. Press Alt+F9 again to hide field codes.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"corap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:05E19E94-EE59-4EE4-9C75-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I retrieve a documnet dated for instance 4/2/09, when it shows in the
> window (Word) it shows the current date.
> How do I get the date to not change on the document?
>

Hi,

Changing a DATE field to a CREATEDATE field is a good solution for documents
that are created and completed on the same date. However, when a document is
modified on a subsequent date, a user may want to freeze the date on the date
when the document was last modified. This can be done by locking the contents
of the DATE field. To lock a DATE field (or any other field) so that it will
not be updated again, place your cursor within the field and press CTRL+3 or
CTRL+F11. To unlock a field so that it can be updated, place your cursor
within the field and press CTRL+4 or CTRL+SHIFT+F11.

--
Hope this helps,
Pesach Shelnitz


"Stefan Blom" wrote:

> Press Alt+F9. Change the DATE part of the field to CREATEDATE. Press F9 to
> update. Press Alt+F9 again to hide field codes.
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
>
>
>
> "corap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:05E19E94-EE59-4EE4-9C75-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When I retrieve a documnet dated for instance 4/2/09, when it shows in the
> > window (Word) it shows the current date.
> > How do I get the date to not change on the document?
> >
>
>
> .
>

Or you could unlink the field (Ctrl+Shift+F9) when editing is completed
(which makes even more sense than locking it).

Of course, neither locking nor unlinking will help if you open a document
today that was completed (say) months ago. In such a case, I belive changing
to a CREATEDATE field is the best you can accomplish.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Pesach Shelnitz" <pesach18(AT)hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:82A07464-D7F0-4026-92D9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> Changing a DATE field to a CREATEDATE field is a good solution for
> documents
> that are created and completed on the same date. However, when a document
> is
> modified on a subsequent date, a user may want to freeze the date on the
> date
> when the document was last modified. This can be done by locking the
> contents
> of the DATE field. To lock a DATE field (or any other field) so that it
> will
> not be updated again, place your cursor within the field and press CTRL+3
> or
> CTRL+F11. To unlock a field so that it can be updated, place your cursor
> within the field and press CTRL+4 or CTRL+SHIFT+F11.
>
> --
> Hope this helps,
> Pesach Shelnitz
>
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
>> Press Alt+F9. Change the DATE part of the field to CREATEDATE. Press F9
>> to
>> update. Press Alt+F9 again to hide field codes.
>>
>> --
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>
>>
>>
>> "corap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:05E19E94-EE59-4EE4-9C75-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > When I retrieve a documnet dated for instance 4/2/09, when it shows in
>> > the
>> > window (Word) it shows the current date.
>> > How do I get the date to not change on the document?
>> >
>>
>>
>> .
>>

If it's a letter that was created, revised a number of times, and ultimately
printed out to be mailed, the PRINTDATE would recover that date (but only if
the document was resaved after printing), and you could then unlink that.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Stefan Blom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Or you could unlink the field (Ctrl+Shift+F9) when editing is completed
> (which makes even more sense than locking it).
>
> Of course, neither locking nor unlinking will help if you open a document
> today that was completed (say) months ago. In such a case, I belive
> changing to a CREATEDATE field is the best you can accomplish.
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
>
>
>
> "Pesach Shelnitz" <pesach18(AT)hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:82A07464-D7F0-4026-92D9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Changing a DATE field to a CREATEDATE field is a good solution for
>> documents
>> that are created and completed on the same date. However, when a document
>> is
>> modified on a subsequent date, a user may want to freeze the date on the
>> date
>> when the document was last modified. This can be done by locking the
>> contents
>> of the DATE field. To lock a DATE field (or any other field) so that it
>> will
>> not be updated again, place your cursor within the field and press CTRL+3
>> or
>> CTRL+F11. To unlock a field so that it can be updated, place your cursor
>> within the field and press CTRL+4 or CTRL+SHIFT+F11.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps,
>> Pesach Shelnitz
>>
>>
>> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>>
>>> Press Alt+F9. Change the DATE part of the field to CREATEDATE. Press F9
>>> to
>>> update. Press Alt+F9 again to hide field codes.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Stefan Blom
>>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "corap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:05E19E94-EE59-4EE4-9C75-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> > When I retrieve a documnet dated for instance 4/2/09, when it shows in
>>> > the
>>> > window (Word) it shows the current date.
>>> > How do I get the date to not change on the document?
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> .
>>>
>
>
>

Good point.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> If it's a letter that was created, revised a number of times, and
> ultimately
> printed out to be mailed, the PRINTDATE would recover that date (but only
> if the document was resaved after printing), and you could then unlink
> that.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
>
> "Stefan Blom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Or you could unlink the field (Ctrl+Shift+F9) when editing is completed
>> (which makes even more sense than locking it).
>>
>> Of course, neither locking nor unlinking will help if you open a document
>> today that was completed (say) months ago. In such a case, I belive
>> changing to a CREATEDATE field is the best you can accomplish.
>>
>> --
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>
>>
>>
>> "Pesach Shelnitz" <pesach18(AT)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:82A07464-D7F0-4026-92D9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Changing a DATE field to a CREATEDATE field is a good solution for
>>> documents
>>> that are created and completed on the same date. However, when a
>>> document
>>> is
>>> modified on a subsequent date, a user may want to freeze the date on the
>>> date
>>> when the document was last modified. This can be done by locking the
>>> contents
>>> of the DATE field. To lock a DATE field (or any other field) so that it
>>> will
>>> not be updated again, place your cursor within the field and press
>>> CTRL+3
>>> or
>>> CTRL+F11. To unlock a field so that it can be updated, place your cursor
>>> within the field and press CTRL+4 or CTRL+SHIFT+F11.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps,
>>> Pesach Shelnitz
>>>
>>>
>>> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Press Alt+F9. Change the DATE part of the field to CREATEDATE. Press F9
>>>> to
>>>> update. Press Alt+F9 again to hide field codes.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Stefan Blom
>>>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "corap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:05E19E94-EE59-4EE4-9C75-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> > When I retrieve a documnet dated for instance 4/2/09, when it shows
>>>> > in
>>>> > the
>>>> > window (Word) it shows the current date.
>>>> > How do I get the date to not change on the document?
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> .
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
>