This is more complex than you might imagine, but it can be done. See
http://addbalance.com/word/datefields2.htm for information on the different
kinds of ways to make a date calculation work. It includes links to pages
with fields and an explanation of different macros that can be used instead
of fields.

--
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

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"hec79red" wrote in message
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Is it possible to create a field in word so that you can have the current
days date plus x number of days which updates automatically on the opening
of
a document. I need this feature to put into a letter, currently the
letter
is in excel but because of the lack of formating capabilities of excel
(i.e.
no justify) it looks messy. I have tried to by inserting through an excel
spreadsheet object which works ok but you have to double click on the
field
to update it. As this letter will be used by various people I want it to
be
as easy as possible as the date is an important deadline and if they
forget
to update it.........!
Hope someone can help