Word and the Insert Date Created Field

[Guest]

I have a footer in my document that includes a date created field that I
insert by going to the menu bar and clicking on Field and then the Date and
Time Field and then the CreateDate field. This date is not showing up in my
document footer; rather a date a month earlier than today is displayed.
Hwoever when I look at the document properties, the correct date that the
document was created is displayed as is the case when I look at the file in
Windows Explorer. What is the problem and is there a fix for it?

Thanks in advance

 

[Charles Kenyon]

It depends on how your document was created. For now, simply overtype the
field with the correct information.

The CreateDate field works very well if inserted in a template that is used
as the basis for new documents (using File > New, not Save As).

See http://addbalance.com/word/datefields1.htm for information on the
different kinds of datefields and how to format them.

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[Guest]

It was created using a template -- I know that I can overwrite it -- but why
is there a disconnect between the properties and Windows Explorer and the
actual document with the field?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

I don't know why. I just know that there are different creation date
properties that are used by different parts of Windows and Word and they
don't necessarily reflect the same date.

If the document was created from a template that had the CreateDate field in
it, then that date should reflect the date of creation. (If you use SaveAs
on a document created this way at a later date, it will update the
CreateDate field to the new save date, even if you save using the same
name.)
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