This doesn't take a macro. Put a CreateDate field in your template where you
want the date. See http://addbalance.com/word/datefields1.htm for
information on the different kinds of datefields and how to format them.

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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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Dear Folks,

I'm attempting to use Auto Text to create a start for letters, utilizing
the margins of our letterhead.

As part of that project, I would like to include a macro that shows the
date the letter was created, whereby the date does not change if the file
is opened a week or a year from the date of creation.

I'm struggling since if I use Today's Date, then the date shows today's
date in the future, rather than the date of creation.

Any help?

thanks