No, the correct way to use a template is to go through File New and pick
the template to create a new document (or double-click on the template's
icon from within Windows). This generates a new document.
Do not use SaveAs to try to change a template to a document. In most
versions of Word this won't work and in those where it does work, IMO, it
should not. For more on the different kinds of templates, tabs on the file
new dialog, and locations of templates folders see
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm.
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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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Charles, Once again thank you for your response. Just so I understand,
you
are suggesting I do a "save as" from the template to create a new merge
template everytime and then complete the merge?
"Charles Kenyon" wrote:
It is not correct. You create a new merge document based on the template
just as you would any other document. It will have the date it is
created.
You then merge from that document.
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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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Charles, thank you for the quick reply although I'm not sure this is
the
answer. If I use createdate, that will add the date the template was
saved
and not the current date. Is this correct?
Thanks.
"Charles Kenyon" wrote:
Use a createdate field in your template and create a new document
based
on
your template to do the actual merge. In the document in question,
press
Alt-F9 to display field codes. Then change the field to a CREATEDATE
field,
press F9 and then Alt-F9. See if that helps.
See http://addbalance.com/word/datefields1.htm for information on the
different kinds of datefields and how to format them.
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Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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I've created a letter mail merge template that I use often. I've
inserted
the date so everytime I run the merge it will have the correct date.
I
save
the completed merge but if I open the letter at a later time it
still
inserts
the current date and time so I've lost the date the letter was
originally
created. Is there a way I can turn off the automatic update after
the
letter
is merge?