You are inserting the date as a DATE field, which is the result of using the
Insert | Date and Time dialog with the "Update automatically" box checked
(its current setting is irrelevant; the setting when you inserted the date
is important) or with the Insert Date button on the Header and Footer
toolbar or with the Alt+Shift+D shortcut. What you want instead is a
CREATEDATE field.
For existing documents, press Alt+F9 to display the field code and change
DATE to CREATEDATE. Alt+F9 to toggle back and F9 to update. For new
documents, either type the date as text or insert a CREATEDATE field in the
template.
For more on date fields, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/DateFields.htm
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org
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"Denise" wrote in message
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How do I turn this feature off? I have documents that are changed
frequently
but don't need the date changed. I can't remember where this is to turn it
off.
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Thanks, Denise