The letters contain a DATE or TIME field. Press Alt+F9 to display the field
code, change DATE or TIME to CreateDate, Alt+F9 to toggle back, and F9 to
update. If you are using a letter template (as you should), I suggest
inserting a CREATEDATE field in the template.

Note that the "Update automatically" check box in the Insert | Date and Time
dialog affects only the dates you insert from that dialog. It has no bearing
on dates that have already been inserted. When you use Alt+Shift+D or the
Insert Date button on the Header and Footer toolbar to insert a date, it is
always inserted as a DATE field, using the format you have selected as the
default in the Date and Time dialog.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"jocasam" wrote in message
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I want to be able to open letters with the date of original composition
but
they open with the current date although the automatic update is off.