But a CreateDate field *will* update on a Save As; it just doesn't update
automatically. F9 should update it, however.
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"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
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Unless things are different on a Mac, the CREATEDATE field should be
inserted into a template and then when a new document is created from that
template by using FileNew and selecting that template, the newdocument
will
then display in that field, the date upon which that document was created.
If you want a field that updates when a document is saved, use a SAVEDATE
field instead.
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"PBJ" wrote in message
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I'm on Word for Mac 2004. I have a CREATEDATE field that refuses to
update
unless you right-click on it and select "Update Field," even if you do a
"Save As" under another name. I've tried just deleting the field and
reinserting it, but to no avail. I've tested the field several ways: By
manually changing my system date and doing a "Save As," and then simply
doing
a "Save As" on two different workdays. I've tried using CREATEDATE both
with
and without the MERGEFORMAT switch, and by saving the document as a
template
and by saving it just as a document, and in both cases with the form
protected and then unprotected. Same result every time: the field
updates
if
you trigger it manually, but it won't trip in any other way.
Any ideas about this one, anyone? Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
It's driving me to drink.