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LindaMarie
 
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when i re open a letter that been created a month ago, the current date is
now displayed on the letter instead of the date it was created. how do i keep
it the created date?
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The date was inserted as a date field rather than plain text. Press Alt+F9
to display the field code and change DATE or TIME to CREATEDATE. Then Alt+F9
to toggle back and F9 to update the field.

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when i re open a letter that been created a month ago, the current date is
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