[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Alt+Shift+D inserts a DATE field, which *will* update. To insert a
plain-text date, you can use Alt+Shift+D followed by Left Arrow,
Ctrl+Shift+F9 (which unlinks the field), Right Arrow, or you can start
typing and let Word AutoComplete the date (very tricky and fickle).

Another approach is to insert a CREATEDATE field, which will insert the date
that is current when you create the document; this field never updates. If
you save this field as an AutoText entry, you can assign any desired
keyboard shortcut to it.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"rob" wrote in message
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Is there a shortcut key to insert the current date into a document (NOT TO
UPDATE) ? In Wordperfect this is done by Ctrl+D. If no key, can I create
one
and how?