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Update Automatically on Existing Date Fields
I inherited a number of Word 2003 documents that include date fields. I want
the date fields to automatically update with today's date when I open each of the files. Some of the files are okay, but when I encounter a date field that does not automatically update, is there a way to change it to automatically update without recreating the field? -- ZSauce |
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Update Automatically on Existing Date Fields
Press ALT+F9 to reveal the date type. If the type is CREATEDATE (which does
not update) Delete the CREATE bit to leave DATE then update the field. ALT+F9 again to show the result. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org ZSauce wrote: I inherited a number of Word 2003 documents that include date fields. I want the date fields to automatically update with today's date when I open each of the files. Some of the files are okay, but when I encounter a date field that does not automatically update, is there a way to change it to automatically update without recreating the field? |
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Update Automatically on Existing Date Fields
In every case the data type is DATE, but some of these fields automatically
update, while others do not. -- ZSauce "Graham Mayor" wrote: Press ALT+F9 to reveal the date type. If the type is CREATEDATE (which does not update) Delete the CREATE bit to leave DATE then update the field. ALT+F9 again to show the result. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org ZSauce wrote: I inherited a number of Word 2003 documents that include date fields. I want the date fields to automatically update with today's date when I open each of the files. Some of the files are okay, but when I encounter a date field that does not automatically update, is there a way to change it to automatically update without recreating the field? |
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Update Automatically on Existing Date Fields
Fields not in the header don't necessarily update automatically, but they
should update if you print, and you can update them manually with Ctrl+A, F9. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "ZSauce" wrote in message ... In every case the data type is DATE, but some of these fields automatically update, while others do not. -- ZSauce "Graham Mayor" wrote: Press ALT+F9 to reveal the date type. If the type is CREATEDATE (which does not update) Delete the CREATE bit to leave DATE then update the field. ALT+F9 again to show the result. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org ZSauce wrote: I inherited a number of Word 2003 documents that include date fields. I want the date fields to automatically update with today's date when I open each of the files. Some of the files are okay, but when I encounter a date field that does not automatically update, is there a way to change it to automatically update without recreating the field? |
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