Date Updates on old letters

[vic]

Old letters opened in Word have their dates updated. This spoils my records.
How do keep the originating date on my letters.
The "update box" is not ticked. Suggestions appreciated. on old letters

Thanks Vic

 

[Stefan Blom]

In the Insert>Date and Time dialog box, the "Update automatically"
option does not affect already inserted dates. Instead, if the option
is checked when you click OK, Word inserts a Date (or possibly a Time)
field, which always updates to the current date (or time, depending on
the chosen format); if the option is not checked, Word inserts a plain
text date, just as if you've typed it in from the keyboard.

What you need to do is to replace the inserted Date field with a
CreateDate field:

1. Open the document containing the updating field.

2. Press Alt+F9 to show field codes. You'll see something similar to
{ DATE \@ "M/d/yy" } (where the part inside the quotation marks
indicate the chosen date format).

3. Change the field code so that it reads { CREATEDATE \@ "M/d/yy" }.

4. Select the field and press F9 to update.

5. Press Alt+F9 again to re-display field results.

6. Repeat the above steps for each affected document.

To avoid the problem in the future, you may want to add a CreateDate
field to your template.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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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.

--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide


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Old letters opened in Word have their dates updated. This spoils my records.
How do keep the originating date on my letters.
The "update box" is not ticked. Suggestions appreciated. on old letters

Thanks Vic

 

[vic]

Thank you Stefan & Charles

Sorry about the delay, but great response. Just got to get my head around
the manipulation.

Many thanks Vic
Old letters opened in Word have their dates updated. This spoils my
records.
How do keep the originating date on my letters.
The "update box" is not ticked. Suggestions appreciated. on old letters

Thanks Vic