How do I stop origin manually typed date from changing when reope

[Jilly]

Using Word 2000. I type a date in a letter DD MM YYYY (not automatic) and
save the document. But when i reopen at a later date the date is changed to
the current date which I don't want. How can I stop this happening please.
Thank you

 

[hmm]

Go to Menu: Inser --> Date and Time... . Choose a format. Make sure the
Update Automatically checkbox is cleared, then press OK.

 

[Jezebel]

You've entered a DATE field (press Alt-F9 to see it). Use CreateDate
instead.

 

[Graham Mayor]

If you type a date in a letter it is typed as text. There's no way on earth
it can change by itself. The implication is that you are inserting a date
field rather than typing it. For new documents ensure you either type the
date or insert the date as text or insert a createdate field instead. Foir
existing documents toggle the display (ALT+F9) and change the time or date
field to a createdate field then update the field (F9) to show the original
date.

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[Cooz]

Hi Jilly,

In addition to Jezebel's post: while a CreateDate field genarally works,
you'll probably get the wrong date in documents created before today.

Cooz

 

[Graham Mayor]

No you probably won't! The creation date is just that - the date the
document was last saved using save as ....

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[Cooz]

Hi Graham,

I meant that if you want the current date in a document that you created
before today, you should not use the CreateDate field.
If you started a document yesterday, finish it today, and then send it out
into the big world, you wouldn't want the CreateDate field.

Cooz

 

[Cooz]

Hi Graham,

I meant that if you want to insert the current date in a document that you
created before today (or if you for example started a document yesterday,
finish it today and then send it out into the big world), you wouldn't want
the CreateDate field.

Cooz

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

My letter templates all contain CreateDate fields. I have one client who
routinely lets letters hang for several days before sending them. Even
though the date is actually correct (it's the date he wrote the letter and
faxed it to me to be typed), I usually replace the date field with the
current date text before printing the letter. In most cases the CreateDate
field will be correct for letters I create, and for other situations it's
easy enough to correct.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

I still use the CreateDate field in the body of the letter template. It
gives a solid date that is right more often than not. I will manually change
it or use SaveAs and update to change it if needed. In some templates I have
the field broken into two or three fields so I can just change the day
without retyping the whole date (laziness carried to an extreme). Note, the
date in my continuation headers is a StyleRef field based on the date as
shown on page 1 rather than a separate date field.
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[Graham Mayor]

You seem to be making your own questions up and answering them

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