Unable to insert date into Word document

[Lynne]

I have Windows XP and Office 2003. I can't seem to get the date automatically
to insert. When I start to print say January it suggests the rest of the
month however when I hit the space bar to have it finish the rest of the date
it doesn't show up. I've already checked all my settings and they seem to be
correct. Am I missing something?

 

[Stefan Blom]

Beth Melton has given this explanation/work-around (see
http://groups.google.se/group/microsoft.public.word.docmanagement/msg/ed6c62fb53eae161):

"AutoComplete for dates has been a bit flakey for several versions. What I
have found is once you complete the month, press the Spacebar, Backspace,
then press the Spacebar again and you should see the suggestion to complete
the current date."

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[Lynne]

Thanks - it works great. But what a goofy thing to have to do.

 

[Stefan Blom]

I'm glad that it's working for you.

I agree that it is a strange workaround--it might actually be easier to just
type the date in...

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