Auto Date change

[Guest]

I am a PC tech for a company and user put in a helpdesk ticket with the
following isuue.

The user has a two year old word document that when he opens it, it
automatically changes the date to the current date. For example: December 1,
2003 becomes December 16, 2005 when he opens the document.

How do I get this to stop? I have tried to look through the options and
customize settings. Any help would be greatful.

 

[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 (instead of
inserting using the keyboard shortcut or header/footer toolbar button).

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


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