Word 2007 automatically changes dates in documentsq

[arsenalfc]

I use Office 2007 to do some basic typing work such as invoicing, and
will often type up a batch of letters 2/3 days early and print and send
them when appropriate. The trouble I'm having is if I put a date in a
document to signify when it was typed, save the file and exit out,
opening it the next day automatically updates the date to that days.
This only stops happening once it's been sent to print.

The reason it becomes an issue is that some documents don't get
printed, and we need the dates to stay in tact so we know which work
period the document relates to.

Is there a way to turn this feature off at all?

 

[Jay Freedman]

The dates are changing because you're inserting them as DATE fields (I
assume you're using the keyboard shortcut Alt+Shift+D).

One thing you can do is to insert the date as plain text instead of a
field -- use the Insert > Date & Time dialog, and don't check the box
for "Update automatically". You can edit the plain text to show
whatever date is correct when you print the document.

The other thing you can do is insert the DATE field as you do now, but
change it to plain text on the day you print. To do that, click on the
date and press Ctrl+Shift+F9.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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