WHEN OPENING WORD DOCUMENTS HOW DO I STOP THE DATE BEING UPDATED

[Guest]

I want to know how I stop word documents being updated with the current date
when all I want is to veiw or print off a copy of the origanal document
complete with the date of compiling said document.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Change the Date field to a CreateDate field (right-click the date,
toggle the field code and type Create in front of the word Date, then
update the field).

See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/DateFields.htm for more.

As an aside, please don't SHOUT at us!

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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.

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