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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
I would like to add Copyright@2010 at footnote,
does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto add current year after @? so I don't need to change it every year. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
You can insert a field code like this after the "@":
{ DATE \@YYYY } Use ctrl-F9 to insert the {} - don't type them from the keyboard. Use Alt-F9 to toggle between field codes" and "field results" view. Personally I prefer not to tie these things to Word's DATE fields and usually a. create a custom document property, lets say it's called CopyrightYear b. try to remember to update it each year c. insert the value using a field like this { DOCPROPERTY CopyrightYear } That way, you can print stuff that needs to be Copyright 2010 even when it isn't actually 2010. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 29/04/2010 17:07, Eric wrote: I would like to add Copyright@2010 at footnote, does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto add current year after @? so I don't need to change it every year. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
You can insert a field code like this after the "@":
{ DATE \@YYYY } Use ctrl-F9 to insert the {} - don't type them from the keyboard. Use Alt-F9 to toggle between field codes" and "field results" view. Personally I prefer not to tie these things to Word's DATE fields and usually a. create a custom document property, lets say it's called CopyrightYear b. try to remember to update it each year c. insert the value using a field like this { DOCPROPERTY CopyrightYear } That way, you can print stuff that needs to be Copyright 2010 even when it isn't actually 2010. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 29/04/2010 17:07, Eric wrote: I would like to add Copyright@2010 at footnote, does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto add current year after @? so I don't need to change it every year. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
You can't use the "at" character for a copyright notice; you must use
c-in-a-circle for it to have legal weight. (Seriously. It's in the US copyright law.) Word will insert it for you automatically when you type (c) (and the appropriate AutoFormat As You Type option is turned on). On Apr 29, 12:07*pm, Eric wrote: I would like to add Copyright@2010 at footnote, does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto add current year after @? so I don't need to change it every year. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
You can't use the "at" character for a copyright notice; you must use
c-in-a-circle for it to have legal weight. (Seriously. It's in the US copyright law.) Word will insert it for you automatically when you type (c) (and the appropriate AutoFormat As You Type option is turned on). On Apr 29, 12:07*pm, Eric wrote: I would like to add Copyright@2010 at footnote, does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto add current year after @? so I don't need to change it every year. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
After Use ctrl-F9 to insert the {}, and type DATE \@YYYY within {}, what
should I do to show the result? I tried Use Alt-F9 with no luck. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric "Peter Jamieson" wrote: You can insert a field code like this after the "@": { DATE \@YYYY } Use ctrl-F9 to insert the {} - don't type them from the keyboard. Use Alt-F9 to toggle between field codes" and "field results" view. Personally I prefer not to tie these things to Word's DATE fields and usually a. create a custom document property, lets say it's called CopyrightYear b. try to remember to update it each year c. insert the value using a field like this { DOCPROPERTY CopyrightYear } That way, you can print stuff that needs to be Copyright 2010 even when it isn't actually 2010. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 29/04/2010 17:07, Eric wrote: I would like to add Copyright@2010 at footnote, does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto add current year after @? so I don't need to change it every year. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric . |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
After Use ctrl-F9 to insert the {}, and type DATE \@YYYY within {}, what
should I do to show the result? I tried Use Alt-F9 with no luck. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric "Peter Jamieson" wrote: You can insert a field code like this after the "@": { DATE \@YYYY } Use ctrl-F9 to insert the {} - don't type them from the keyboard. Use Alt-F9 to toggle between field codes" and "field results" view. Personally I prefer not to tie these things to Word's DATE fields and usually a. create a custom document property, lets say it's called CopyrightYear b. try to remember to update it each year c. insert the value using a field like this { DOCPROPERTY CopyrightYear } That way, you can print stuff that needs to be Copyright 2010 even when it isn't actually 2010. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 29/04/2010 17:07, Eric wrote: I would like to add Copyright@2010 at footnote, does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto add current year after @? so I don't need to change it every year. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric . |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
If that is indeed true for US law, then it is ridiculous. A writer always
owns the copyright to the material he/she creates, unless it is ceded to someone else. The copyright notice merely draws attention to the fact. The copyright notice on a document alone is insufficient to prove copyright, and its omission does not negate the writer's copyright. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... You can't use the "at" character for a copyright notice; you must use c-in-a-circle for it to have legal weight. (Seriously. It's in the US copyright law.) Word will insert it for you automatically when you type (c) (and the appropriate AutoFormat As You Type option is turned on). On Apr 29, 12:07 pm, Eric wrote: I would like to add Copyright@2010 at footnote, does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto add current year after @? so I don't need to change it every year. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
If that is indeed true for US law, then it is ridiculous. A writer always
owns the copyright to the material he/she creates, unless it is ceded to someone else. The copyright notice merely draws attention to the fact. The copyright notice on a document alone is insufficient to prove copyright, and its omission does not negate the writer's copyright. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... You can't use the "at" character for a copyright notice; you must use c-in-a-circle for it to have legal weight. (Seriously. It's in the US copyright law.) Word will insert it for you automatically when you type (c) (and the appropriate AutoFormat As You Type option is turned on). On Apr 29, 12:07 pm, Eric wrote: I would like to add Copyright@2010 at footnote, does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto add current year after @? so I don't need to change it every year. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
After pressing Alt+F9 to toggle off the display of the field codes, press F9
to update the field. Or, simply press F9 instead of Alt+F9 should work. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Eric" wrote in message news After Use ctrl-F9 to insert the {}, and type DATE \@YYYY within {}, what should I do to show the result? I tried Use Alt-F9 with no luck. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric "Peter Jamieson" wrote: You can insert a field code like this after the "@": { DATE \@YYYY } Use ctrl-F9 to insert the {} - don't type them from the keyboard. Use Alt-F9 to toggle between field codes" and "field results" view. Personally I prefer not to tie these things to Word's DATE fields and usually a. create a custom document property, lets say it's called CopyrightYear b. try to remember to update it each year c. insert the value using a field like this { DOCPROPERTY CopyrightYear } That way, you can print stuff that needs to be Copyright 2010 even when it isn't actually 2010. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 29/04/2010 17:07, Eric wrote: I would like to add Copyright@2010 at footnote, does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto add current year after @? so I don't need to change it every year. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric . |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
After pressing Alt+F9 to toggle off the display of the field codes, press F9
to update the field. Or, simply press F9 instead of Alt+F9 should work. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Eric" wrote in message news After Use ctrl-F9 to insert the {}, and type DATE \@YYYY within {}, what should I do to show the result? I tried Use Alt-F9 with no luck. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric "Peter Jamieson" wrote: You can insert a field code like this after the "@": { DATE \@YYYY } Use ctrl-F9 to insert the {} - don't type them from the keyboard. Use Alt-F9 to toggle between field codes" and "field results" view. Personally I prefer not to tie these things to Word's DATE fields and usually a. create a custom document property, lets say it's called CopyrightYear b. try to remember to update it each year c. insert the value using a field like this { DOCPROPERTY CopyrightYear } That way, you can print stuff that needs to be Copyright 2010 even when it isn't actually 2010. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 29/04/2010 17:07, Eric wrote: I would like to add Copyright@2010 at footnote, does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto add current year after @? so I don't need to change it every year. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric . |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
It depends on how you see it. I assume the point Peter is making is that
/if/ you add a notice, it has to be in a certain format (AFAICR that is also true of UK Copyright law), and if you use a symbol rather than the word "Copyright" then it has to be the circle-C. Although the rules do not say that you have to add a notice in order to establish copyright, they do mention the evidentiary weight of including a copyright notice. http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap4.html Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 30/04/2010 06:25, Graham Mayor wrote: If that is indeed true for US law, then it is ridiculous. A writer always owns the copyright to the material he/she creates, unless it is ceded to someone else. The copyright notice merely draws attention to the fact. The copyright notice on a document alone is insufficient to prove copyright, and its omission does not negate the writer's copyright. |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
It depends on how you see it. I assume the point Peter is making is that
/if/ you add a notice, it has to be in a certain format (AFAICR that is also true of UK Copyright law), and if you use a symbol rather than the word "Copyright" then it has to be the circle-C. Although the rules do not say that you have to add a notice in order to establish copyright, they do mention the evidentiary weight of including a copyright notice. http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap4.html Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 30/04/2010 06:25, Graham Mayor wrote: If that is indeed true for US law, then it is ridiculous. A writer always owns the copyright to the material he/she creates, unless it is ceded to someone else. The copyright notice merely draws attention to the fact. The copyright notice on a document alone is insufficient to prove copyright, and its omission does not negate the writer's copyright. |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
Peter, I see where you are coming from, but as it is so easy to change a
date in a computerised document, the date in a copyright notice has very little value when it comes to proving copyright, no matter what form you enter it in. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Peter Jamieson" wrote in message ... It depends on how you see it. I assume the point Peter is making is that /if/ you add a notice, it has to be in a certain format (AFAICR that is also true of UK Copyright law), and if you use a symbol rather than the word "Copyright" then it has to be the circle-C. Although the rules do not say that you have to add a notice in order to establish copyright, they do mention the evidentiary weight of including a copyright notice. http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap4.html Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 30/04/2010 06:25, Graham Mayor wrote: If that is indeed true for US law, then it is ridiculous. A writer always owns the copyright to the material he/she creates, unless it is ceded to someone else. The copyright notice merely draws attention to the fact. The copyright notice on a document alone is insufficient to prove copyright, and its omission does not negate the writer's copyright. |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
Peter, I see where you are coming from, but as it is so easy to change a
date in a computerised document, the date in a copyright notice has very little value when it comes to proving copyright, no matter what form you enter it in. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Peter Jamieson" wrote in message ... It depends on how you see it. I assume the point Peter is making is that /if/ you add a notice, it has to be in a certain format (AFAICR that is also true of UK Copyright law), and if you use a symbol rather than the word "Copyright" then it has to be the circle-C. Although the rules do not say that you have to add a notice in order to establish copyright, they do mention the evidentiary weight of including a copyright notice. http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap4.html Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 30/04/2010 06:25, Graham Mayor wrote: If that is indeed true for US law, then it is ridiculous. A writer always owns the copyright to the material he/she creates, unless it is ceded to someone else. The copyright notice merely draws attention to the fact. The copyright notice on a document alone is insufficient to prove copyright, and its omission does not negate the writer's copyright. |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
The fact that you are inserting the copyright notice into a footnote
suggests that you may be referencing other documents and you may want to do this on a regular basis. As the copyright date for a particular document is never going to change, I think I would avoid fields altogether and use a macro to insert the copyright notice at the cursor. You could assign the macro to a keyboard shortcut or toolbar button e.g. for the current year: Sub InsertCRight() Selection.TypeText "Copyright " & Chr(169) & Year(Date) End Sub For the macro to be able to insert any year, as in a reference to a document, you would need to be able to select the year. The extra code could be added, but I wonder if that is any quicker than simply typing the copyright notice manually? However Sub InsertCRight() Selection.TypeText "Copyright " & Chr(169) & _ InputBox("Enter year", , Year(Date)) End Sub http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Eric" wrote in message ... I would like to add Copyright@2010 at footnote, does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto add current year after @? so I don't need to change it every year. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
The fact that you are inserting the copyright notice into a footnote suggests that you may be referencing other documents and you may want to do this on a regular basis. As the copyright date for a particular document is never going to change, I think I would avoid fields altogether and use a macro to insert the copyright notice at the cursor. You could assign the macro to a keyboard shortcut or toolbar button e.g. for the current year: Sub InsertCRight() Selection.TypeText "Copyright " & Chr(169) & Year(Date) End Sub For the macro to be able to insert any year, as in a reference to a document, you would need to be able to select the year. The extra code could be added, but I wonder if that is any quicker than simply typing the copyright notice manually? However Sub InsertCRight() Selection.TypeText "Copyright " & Chr(169) & _ InputBox("Enter year", , Year(Date)) End Sub http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Eric" wrote in message ... I would like to add Copyright@2010 at footnote, does anyone have any suggestions on how to auto add current year after @? so I don't need to change it every year. Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
Precisely.
For instance, British copyrights include a notice of "asserting moral authority" and also that a book "cannot be sold or lent out in any other form of binding" -- the latter apparently to prevent libraries from buying the cheaper paperback edition and putting it in a hard cover for circulation. On Apr 30, 3:39*am, Peter Jamieson wrote: It depends on how you see it. I assume the point Peter is making is that /if/ you add a notice, it has to be in a certain format (AFAICR that is also true of UK Copyright law), and if you use a symbol rather than the word "Copyright" then it has to be the circle-C. Although the rules do not say that you have to add a notice in order to establish copyright, they do mention the evidentiary weight of including a copyright notice. http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap4.html Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 30/04/2010 06:25, Graham Mayor wrote: If that is indeed true for US law, then it is ridiculous. A writer always owns the copyright to the material he/she creates, unless it is ceded to someone else. The copyright notice merely draws attention to the fact. The copyright notice on a document alone is insufficient to prove copyright, and its omission does not negate the writer's copyright.- |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
Precisely.
For instance, British copyrights include a notice of "asserting moral authority" and also that a book "cannot be sold or lent out in any other form of binding" -- the latter apparently to prevent libraries from buying the cheaper paperback edition and putting it in a hard cover for circulation. On Apr 30, 3:39*am, Peter Jamieson wrote: It depends on how you see it. I assume the point Peter is making is that /if/ you add a notice, it has to be in a certain format (AFAICR that is also true of UK Copyright law), and if you use a symbol rather than the word "Copyright" then it has to be the circle-C. Although the rules do not say that you have to add a notice in order to establish copyright, they do mention the evidentiary weight of including a copyright notice. http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap4.html Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 30/04/2010 06:25, Graham Mayor wrote: If that is indeed true for US law, then it is ridiculous. A writer always owns the copyright to the material he/she creates, unless it is ceded to someone else. The copyright notice merely draws attention to the fact. The copyright notice on a document alone is insufficient to prove copyright, and its omission does not negate the writer's copyright.- |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
but as it is so easy to change a
date in a computerised document, the date in a copyright notice has very little value when it comes to proving copyright, no matter what form you enter it in. I'd opt for "little" rather than "none". Even a printed date on a document is not much evidence of publication date, but the law as stated seems to favour having such a thing rather tan not having it. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 30/04/2010 08:48, Graham Mayor wrote: Peter, I see where you are coming from, but as it is so easy to change a date in a computerised document, the date in a copyright notice has very little value when it comes to proving copyright, no matter what form you enter it in. |
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How to auto assign current year for copyright?
but as it is so easy to change a date in a computerised document, the date in a copyright notice has very little value when it comes to proving copyright, no matter what form you enter it in. I'd opt for "little" rather than "none". Even a printed date on a document is not much evidence of publication date, but the law as stated seems to favour having such a thing rather tan not having it. Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk On 30/04/2010 08:48, Graham Mayor wrote: Peter, I see where you are coming from, but as it is so easy to change a date in a computerised document, the date in a copyright notice has very little value when it comes to proving copyright, no matter what form you enter it in. |
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