How do I turn off auto update of date in previously saved Word document where
I want to maintain the original date?

Note: I have gone to "insert" in the tool bar, clicked on date & time,
unchecked "update automatically". Then, when I retype original date & save,
and I then go to reopen the document, the current date appears instead of the
original date that was just saved.

Thanks.

Timc,

Open the original document. Toggle field codes (ALT+F9). Change {
DATE } to { CREATEDATE }. Note: don't monkey with the brackets, just
change the text. Toggle field code (ALT+F9). Save and close the
document.

Thanks Greg! It worked! I appreciate it!

"Greg" wrote:

Timc,

Open the original document. Toggle field codes (ALT+F9). Change {
DATE } to { CREATEDATE }. Note: don't monkey with the brackets, just
change the text. Toggle field code (ALT+F9). Save and close the
document.

You are using a DATE or TIME field rather than a CREATEDATE field. The
setting for updating fields only applies to the field you insert after you
specify this setting, not to ones already in thedocument. 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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How do I turn off auto update of date in previously saved Word document
where
I want to maintain the original date?

Note: I have gone to "insert" in the tool bar, clicked on date & time,
unchecked "update automatically". Then, when I retype original date &
save,
and I then go to reopen the document, the current date appears instead of
the
original date that was just saved.

Thanks.