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The Day/Date field won't update in a Word Doc from day to day even though
Automatically update is checked. |
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"Automatically update" is relevant only if it is checked when you insert a
date from that dialog. It has no effect on already existing date fields (much less date text). A DATE field inserted via Alt+Shift+D or the Insert Date button on the Header and Footer toolbar will update. A CREATEDATE field will not update (and is usually preferable in a template). Also, some fields have to be updated manually (F9); they don't all update automatically. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "AFNYTS" wrote in message ... The Day/Date field won't update in a Word Doc from day to day even though Automatically update is checked. |
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The update is a setting for a specific field that is determined when the
field is inserted. It isn't a system-wide or document setting. Best is probably to put a CreateDate field in a template and create new documents from that template when you need them. The date would then be updated. 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "AFNYTS" wrote in message ... The Day/Date field won't update in a Word Doc from day to day even though Automatically update is checked. |
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