I want to turn off automatic date updates on my Word document, preferably Memo.

If you want to stop the automatic date code from updating, you can 'unlink'
it by highlighting it and pressing CTRL+SHIFT+F9.

Mike

"Nazish" wrote in message
...
I want to turn off automatic date updates on my Word document, preferably
Memo.

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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Nazish" wrote in message
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I want to turn off automatic date updates on my Word document, preferably
Memo.

But that won't set it back to its original date, while changing it to a
createdate field will.
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"Mike" wrote in message
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If you want to stop the automatic date code from updating, you can
'unlink'
it by highlighting it and pressing CTRL+SHIFT+F9.

Mike

"Nazish" wrote in message
...
I want to turn off automatic date updates on my Word document, preferably
Memo.

CREATEDATE is my preference as well, but is only available in Word 2002
forward. Also, with Word 2002/2003 you can right click on the date field,
click Edit Field, and change the field that way.

Mike

"Charles Kenyon" wrote in
message ...
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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Nazish" wrote in message
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I want to turn off automatic date updates on my Word document, preferably
Memo.

What? CreateDate is available before Word2002.

--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

Mike wrote:
CREATEDATE is my preference as well, but is only available in Word
2002 forward. Also, with Word 2002/2003 you can right click on the
date field, click Edit Field, and change the field that way.

Mike

"Charles Kenyon" wrote in
message ...
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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Nazish" wrote in message
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I want to turn off automatic date updates on my Word document,
preferably Memo.

I know CreateDate has been available and works in Word 97 because when I
wrote that article I was using Word 97! I believe it has been around since
at least Word 3.0. Right clicking and picking Edit Field is available in
Word 97.
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Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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"Mike" wrote in message
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CREATEDATE is my preference as well, but is only available in Word 2002
forward. Also, with Word 2002/2003 you can right click on the date field,
click Edit Field, and change the field that way.

Mike

"Charles Kenyon" wrote in
message ...
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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Nazish" wrote in message
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I want to turn off automatic date updates on my Word document,
preferably
Memo.

Right clicking and picking Edit Field seems cumbersome to me :-(

--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

Charles Kenyon wrote:
I know CreateDate has been available and works in Word 97 because
when I wrote that article I was using Word 97! I believe it has been
around since at least Word 3.0. Right clicking and picking Edit Field
is available in Word 97.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
CREATEDATE is my preference as well, but is only available in Word
2002 forward. Also, with Word 2002/2003 you can right click on the
date field, click Edit Field, and change the field that way.

Mike

"Charles Kenyon" wrote in
message ...
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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Nazish" wrote in message
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I want to turn off automatic date updates on my Word document,
preferably
Memo.

The CREATEDATE field is described in my manual for Word 2.0 (published in
1992). Perhaps you mean that it was added to the Header and Footer AutoText
entries in Word 2002?

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Mike" wrote in message
...
CREATEDATE is my preference as well, but is only available in Word 2002
forward. Also, with Word 2002/2003 you can right click on the date field,
click Edit Field, and change the field that way.

Mike

"Charles Kenyon" wrote in
message ...
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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Nazish" wrote in message
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I want to turn off automatic date updates on my Word document,
preferably
Memo.

I stand corrected . I'm thinking what's new in Word 2002 is the ability
to right-click on a field code to edit it.

Mike

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
The CREATEDATE field is described in my manual for Word 2.0 (published in
1992). Perhaps you mean that it was added to the Header and Footer
AutoText
entries in Word 2002?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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so
all may benefit.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
CREATEDATE is my preference as well, but is only available in Word 2002
forward. Also, with Word 2002/2003 you can right click on the date
field,
click Edit Field, and change the field that way.

Mike

"Charles Kenyon" wrote in
message ...
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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Nazish" wrote in message
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I want to turn off automatic date updates on my Word document,
preferably
Memo.

What is the difference between right-click and edit field, and toggle field
codes and type the text?


On 5/19/05 8:17 AM, "Mike" wrote:

I stand corrected . I'm thinking what's new in Word 2002 is the ability
to right-click on a field code to edit it.

Mike

Yes, Edit Field does seem to be new. I've used this only minimally since I
usually use Alt+F9 and edit by hand.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Mike" wrote in message
...
I stand corrected . I'm thinking what's new in Word 2002 is the ability
to right-click on a field code to edit it.

Mike

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
The CREATEDATE field is described in my manual for Word 2.0 (published
in
1992). Perhaps you mean that it was added to the Header and Footer
AutoText
entries in Word 2002?

--
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.

"Mike" wrote in message
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CREATEDATE is my preference as well, but is only available in Word
2002
forward. Also, with Word 2002/2003 you can right click on the date
field,
click Edit Field, and change the field that way.

Mike

"Charles Kenyon" wrote in
message ...
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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Nazish" wrote in message
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I want to turn off automatic date updates on my Word document,
preferably
Memo.

It opens the Field dialog. With the improvements in 2002/2003, that's
actually quite a handy way of editing some fields. Others you are better off
editing the code directly, for sure.

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Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org


"Daiya Mitchell" wrote in message
.. .
What is the difference between right-click and edit field, and toggle
field
codes and type the text?


On 5/19/05 8:17 AM, "Mike" wrote:

I stand corrected . I'm thinking what's new in Word 2002 is the
ability
to right-click on a field code to edit it.

Mike

Thanks, Margaret.

It opens the Field dialog. With the improvements in 2002/2003, that's
actually quite a handy way of editing some fields. Others you are better off
editing the code directly, for sure.



"Daiya Mitchell" wrote in message
.. .
What is the difference between right-click and edit field, and toggle
field
codes and type the text?


On 5/19/05 8:17 AM, "Mike" wrote:

I stand corrected . I'm thinking what's new in Word 2002 is the
ability
to right-click on a field code to edit it.

Mike

Yes, I was a little surprised when I first used Edit Field on a TOC,
expecting it to open the TOC dialog; you can get to the TOC dialog from the
Field dialog, but it's not quite the same one you get to initially (some
options have been removed, presumably based on current TOC settings, but if
that's what you're trying to change...).

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

"Margaret Aldis" wrote in
message ...
It opens the Field dialog. With the improvements in 2002/2003, that's
actually quite a handy way of editing some fields. Others you are better
off
editing the code directly, for sure.

--
Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org


"Daiya Mitchell" wrote in message
.. .
What is the difference between right-click and edit field, and toggle
field
codes and type the text?


On 5/19/05 8:17 AM, "Mike" wrote:

I stand corrected . I'm thinking what's new in Word 2002 is the
ability
to right-click on a field code to edit it.

Mike