How to format date field

[Tony Greer]

Am trying to insert Date field into template letterhead.

Have followed help screen (insert \ date & time \ choose what format \
automatically update etc) but I want the date that the letter (which is saved
as a separate document) is written to stay the same regardless of when the
letter is opened whilst, at the same time, allowing the template to display
the current date the next time I write a letter.

The first bit is fine but when i then open the template it is still
displaying the date that I set the template up - i.e. it is not automatically
updating in the template.


Any advice gratefully recieved

 

[Graham Mayor]

Use a createdate field in the template. That will always show the date the
template was created, but new documents created from the template will show
the dates they were created.

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[Stefan Blom]

Insert the CREATEDATE field into your template. Then make sure to
create documents based on the template. Do not open the template
itself (unless you want to edit it, of course).

Since you've already inserted a DATE field, you can change the field
code to a CREATEDATE field: Press Alt+F9 to display the field code,
replace DATE with CREATEDATE, press Alt+F9, press F9 to update. Save
and close the template.

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Microsoft Word MVP


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[Tony Greer]

Fantastic - you don't know the hours I've spent trawling the internet and
experimenting with this.

Thank you so much for the step by step guide

 

[Stefan Blom]

Glad I could help.

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