Default Date of Today in Form Field

[Mark Leffler]

I have a form with a date field. In the Field Options dialog box Word seems
to allow for a default date. I would like this to be the current date, but
allow users to override with another date if they wish. However, when I try
to use a field like {DATE} in the default date box, I get an error message
(something like "Insert a valid date") when I click OK. Even ={DATE} doesn't
work. I don't want the Type: to be today's date, because then the field is
not available for changing to another date.
What's the way to make this work?
Thanks in advance.
Mark Leffler

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Hi Mark,

Run a macro containing the following code on entry to the formfield (assumed
in this code to have the bookmark name of Text1):

If Not IsDate(ActiveDocument.FormFields("Text1").Result) Then
ActiveDocument.FormFields("Text1").Result = Format(Date, "d MMMM yyyy")
End If

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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP