Don't want to update date

[group22]

Hi,

I need to insert time stamps in my word document, either with just the
date or date and time.
I have been using the insert date and insert time buttons but these
seem to automatically update themselves. I want them to remain the
same and not be updated to the current date.
Is there an easy way to do this besides editing the field codes?
Ideally I would like to click a button to insert the current date.

Thanks,
Rob

 

[Guest]

You need to use a Create Date field. That will not update.

 

[Guest]

Hi Rob,

The shortest way to insert a date or time that won't be updated is by means
of Insert | Date and time... Clear the update automatically-checkbox and
choose OK.

Success,
Cooz

 

[Greg]

Rob,

I have the following macros in my template that I have assigned to
keyboard shortcuts.

Sub TimeStamp()
Selection.InsertDateTime DateTimeFormat:="HH:mm:ss",
InsertAsField:=False
End Sub

Sub DateStamp()
Selection.InsertDateTime DateTimeFormat:="MMMM dd, yyyy",
InsertAsField:=False
End Sub

 

[Graham Mayor]

The reason is that you have inserted a date field which shows the system
date. What you need to do is change those date fields for createdate
fields - ALT+F9 change {DATE \@ "d MMM yyyy"}or {TIME \@ "d MMM yyyy"} to
{CREATEDATE \@ "d MMM yyyy"} then F9 and ALT+F9 - and change the date in
your letterhead template so that future letters based on it show the correct
dates. The switches \@ "d MMM yyyy" may be different at your location.


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[Guest]

Hi Rob,

If you use CreateDate fields as some suggest, you will get the date the
document was born - so it probably will not work in existing documents.

Success,
Cooz

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It will work in existing documents. The creation date is saved with the
document and can always be accessed either by looking at File | Properties
or by inserting a CreateDate field.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[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.

If you need to insert multiple (different) dates - as in a log - a different
solution would be needed. Write back.
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Charles Kenyon

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