Press Alt+F9 to display the date field code and change DATE or TIME to
CREATEDATE. Then Alt+F9 to toggle the display back and F9 to update. It's a
good idea to use a CreateDate field in your letter templates to begin with.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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"jahafd" wrote in message
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When i create a document (letter) and open it at a later date the date on
the
letter changes to the current date not the date the document was created.
How
do I prevent this from hapening?