How do I stop the DATE field from automatically updating each tim.

G

Guest

Using Word - create a letter from Letter Wizzard. Every time I reopen the
letter - to reprint - the date updates to the present day. Do not wnat the
date to change.
 
B

Barb Reinhardt

Right click on the date and toggle the field code.
Change DATE to CREATEDATE

That should do it.
 
C

Charles Kenyon

You are using a DATE or TIME field rather than a CREATEDATE field. This
field should be put in the original template if possible.

In the document in question, press Alt-F9 to display field codes. Then
change the field to a CREATEDATE field, press F9 and then Alt-F9.

See http://addbalance.com/word/datefields1.htm for information on the
different kinds of datefields and how to format them.

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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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