Dynamic document properties

[aMc]

Is it possible to insert fields into basic document properties?

Say I have a word document template, and I want the filename to be Report
YYYY-MM-DD where the date is the date I save the report. Is it possible for
me to put something like Report {SaveDate} into the title field of the
Document Properties so that when I go to save a file created from the
template, the current date is automatically populated?

If not, is there any other way to achieve this (that preferably doesn't
require use of vba)?

Thanks in advance,
aMc
vrth4hqlr4l001 at sneakemail dot com

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Hi aMc

You will need to use vba.

ActiveDocument.SaveAs "Report" & Format(Date, "yyyy-mm-dd") & ".doc"

will do it.

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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Guest]

Could you explain how to autostart that macro every time I open a template

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you name a macro AutoOpen, it will run every time you open a file. For a
template, probably what you want is AutoNew, which will run every time you
create a new document based on the template.

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