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I use an office memo template to create documents. The problem I have is
weeks ormonths later when I reopen an old doc it changes the date of the memo to the date that I reopen the doc. How do I prevent the original date on the memo from changing? -- thank you, ross |
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You are using a DATE or TIME field rather than a CREATEDATE field. This
field should be put in the original template if possible (instead of inserting using the keyboard shortcut or header/footer toolbar button). 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 http://addbalance.com/word/datefields1.htm for information on the different kinds of datefields and how to format them. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense lawyer site: http://addbalance.com. --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "ross" wrote in message ... I use an office memo template to create documents. The problem I have is weeks ormonths later when I reopen an old doc it changes the date of the memo to the date that I reopen the doc. How do I prevent the original date on the memo from changing? -- thank you, ross |
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It sounds like you have inserted the date using InsertDate and Time.
It's doing what it was designed to do. To prevent the automatic update, remove the automatic date field from your template and enter the date manually. Do the same to any documents you've already saved that you don't wish to have updated. Paulette ross wrote: I use an office memo template to create documents. The problem I have is weeks ormonths later when I reopen an old doc it changes the date of the memo to the date that I reopen the doc. How do I prevent the original date on the memo from changing? -- thank you, ross |
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Paulette,
You might want to read my response to the original poster. Changing the field to a createdate field will help recover the original date without having to remember or figure it out some other way. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Paulette" wrote in message ups.com... It sounds like you have inserted the date using InsertDate and Time. It's doing what it was designed to do. To prevent the automatic update, remove the automatic date field from your template and enter the date manually. Do the same to any documents you've already saved that you don't wish to have updated. Paulette ross wrote: I use an office memo template to create documents. The problem I have is weeks ormonths later when I reopen an old doc it changes the date of the memo to the date that I reopen the doc. How do I prevent the original date on the memo from changing? -- thank you, ross |
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