Even if the date is inserted as a field, you should be able to select it and
type over it. The date will then be plain text. If you use Insert | Date and
Time, you get either plain text or a DATE field depending on whether or not
you have checked "Update automatically." If you use Alt+Shift+D or the
Insert Date button on the Header and Footer toolbar, you get a DATE field.
The field will always update to the current date; if this is not what you
want, you may want to use a CREATEDATE field in your document (better to put
it in the document template).
Press Alt+F9 to see if what you have is a DATE field. If so, and if you want
the date the document was created, type CREATE in front of DATE, then Alt+F9
to toggle back and F9 to update. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/DateFields.htm for more on the types
of date fields you can insert.
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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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"Hank123" wrote in message
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Thank you for helping me!
When I type a letter in MS Word 2003 and use insert date it works fine but
when I want to change the date from 2-9-07 to 2-05-07 it won't let me. It
keeps coming back to 2-9-07. Even when I save letters that are several
weeks
old and open them again Word updates the date on the letter to the current
date.
Thank you again,
Len
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
If you'll tell us exactly what you mean by "auto insert current date,"
we
might be able to help.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Hank123" wrote in message
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How do I turn off the auto insert current date - Help Please