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I am trying insert a date field that will update once only and then convert to a non updatable text field. This is a merge document. There is a "date of notice" that needs to be inserted and then remain the same no matter how many times the document is subsequently opened.

I've tried inserting a CREATEDATE field, however, this prints the date the original document was created, not the date the merged document was created.

Thank you.

If you instead use a template and create a new document based on the
template, the CreateDate field will work fine for you. 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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I am trying insert a date field that will update once only and then
convert to a non updatable text field. This is a merge document.
There is a "date of notice" that needs to be inserted and then remain
the same no matter how many times the document is subsequently opened.


I've tried inserting a CREATEDATE field, however, this prints the date
the original document was created, not the date the merged document was
created.

Thank you.


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[Anit]

Is there an easy way to convert my existing doc to a template?

Also, will the template document behave the same as the merge doc. We are running a pretty extensive macro to merge fields.

Thanks again.

Originally Posted by Charles Kenyon

If you instead use a template and create a new document based on the
template, the CreateDate field will work fine for you. 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.
--

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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"Anit" wrote in message
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I am trying insert a date field that will update once only and then
convert to a non updatable text field. This is a merge document.
There is a "date of notice" that needs to be inserted and then remain
the same no matter how many times the document is subsequently opened.


I've tried inserting a CREATEDATE field, however, this prints the date
the original document was created, not the date the merged document was
created.

Thank you.


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Anit

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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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"Anit" wrote in message
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Is there an easy way to convert my existing doc to a template?

File Save As...
Change the file type to document template.

Also, will the template document behave the same as the merge doc. We
are running a pretty extensive macro to merge fields.

Yes, and no. To use your template, create a new document based on the
template. File New...
Then it should merge the same way your current document does.

Thanks again.

Charles Kenyon Wrote:
If you instead use a template and create a new document based on the
template, the CreateDate field will work fine for you. 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.
--

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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I am trying insert a date field that will update once only and then
convert to a non updatable text field. This is a merge document.
There is a "date of notice" that needs to be inserted and then remain
the same no matter how many times the document is subsequently
opened.


I've tried inserting a CREATEDATE field, however, this prints the
date
the original document was created, not the date the merged document
was
created.

Thank you.


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[Anit]

Thank you, it is working!

Originally Posted by Charles Kenyon

See inline answers below:
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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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and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
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"Anit" wrote in message
...

Is there an easy way to convert my existing doc to a template?

File Save As...
Change the file type to document template.

Also, will the template document behave the same as the merge doc. We
are running a pretty extensive macro to merge fields.

Yes, and no. To use your template, create a new document based on the
template. File New...
Then it should merge the same way your current document does.

Thanks again.

Charles Kenyon Wrote:
If you instead use a template and create a new document based on the
template, the CreateDate field will work fine for you. 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.
--

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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"Anit" wrote in message
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I am trying insert a date field that will update once only and then
convert to a non updatable text field. This is a merge document.
There is a "date of notice" that needs to be inserted and then remain
the same no matter how many times the document is subsequently
opened.


I've tried inserting a CREATEDATE field, however, this prints the
date
the original document was created, not the date the merged document
was
created.

Thank you.


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