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Microsoft Word 2000 Date Field
I am having problems with a date field and wondered if anyone could help.
When reopening a document I want to retain the date the document was created. I've tried createdate, but this doesn't change the date at all (even when printing). Using CREATEDATE produced the following format: { CREATEDATE \@ "d MMMM YYYY" \* mergeformat }. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong. Thanks S -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Instead of using date field, go to Insert-Date/Time. Pick the format you
want then UNCHECK the automatic update box in the lower right portion of the dialog box. John "Sandra Jackson via OfficeKB.com" wrote in message ... I am having problems with a date field and wondered if anyone could help. When reopening a document I want to retain the date the document was created. I've tried createdate, but this doesn't change the date at all (even when printing). Using CREATEDATE produced the following format: { CREATEDATE \@ "d MMMM YYYY" \* mergeformat }. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong. Thanks S -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Thanks for your response. I don't think I came across very well. What I'm
trying to achieve is: In a particular document there might be 60 or 70 different letters. Come two weeks later, we may need to send copies to different people but we need to keep the original date the letters were sent in the first instance. I understand I can lock the fields but what built-in date option is the best to use so that when I open the document it retains the original date, ie: date, createdate (which I understand is a locked field), time, etc. Also, does anyone know of a simple macro that highlights the date field and changes it to the date required. -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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The CreateDate field seems to be what you want. Is your issue only that you
are seeing the field code rather than the field results? Alt+F9 to toggle this in the document as displayed. If the field code is actually printing, clear the check box for "Field codes" on the Print tab of Tools | Options. -- 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. "Sandra Jackson via OfficeKB.com" wrote in message ... I am having problems with a date field and wondered if anyone could help. When reopening a document I want to retain the date the document was created. I've tried createdate, but this doesn't change the date at all (even when printing). Using CREATEDATE produced the following format: { CREATEDATE \@ "d MMMM YYYY" \* mergeformat }. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong. Thanks S -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Hi Suzanne
Thank you for your response. The issue is that when I open an old document it opens with the current date - I don't want this to happen - I want it to open with the original date. However, if I decide to print the old document - I want it to print with the current date and not the original date. Sandra -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com |
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Update the field (F9). It will show the date the document was created unless
the document has been saved as ... with a new filename, whereupon the ctreatedate is the saveas date If you want to print with a different date you'll have to change the field back again. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Sandra Jackson via OfficeKB.com wrote: Hi Suzanne Thank you for your response. The issue is that when I open an old document it opens with the current date - I don't want this to happen - I want it to open with the original date. However, if I decide to print the old document - I want it to print with the current date and not the original date. Sandra |
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Createdate shows the date the doc was created. Date shows the system date.
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Sandra Jackson via OfficeKB.com wrote: Thanks, Graham, but which field do I use? Sandra |
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