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Update date/time when opened
I had used InsertDate Time and checked Update Automatically. I know that the
date/time can be update after printing and save, but I am not so sure about opening. A user that we support said that she used to be able to have the current date when a file was opened, but I don't see any options on how to make that happen. Any help would be greatly appreciated. -bryce |
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I am not sure why anyone would want a document's date to update when the
document is opened, but that can be arranged by the insertion of a DATE field, which reflects the system date of the PC. This is supposed to happen if you insert a date with the automatic update option set. ALT+F9 will toggle the display so you can verify that you do have a field. If nothing changes, the date is inserted as text and obviously will not update. Replace it with a DATE field. More useful is the Createdate field, which is usually inserted in the document template, thus new documents display the dates they were created from the template. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Outlook, eh? wrote: I had used InsertDate Time and checked Update Automatically. I know that the date/time can be update after printing and save, but I am not so sure about opening. A user that we support said that she used to be able to have the current date when a file was opened, but I don't see any options on how to make that happen. Any help would be greatly appreciated. -bryce |
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Hey Graham,
Our admin dept. uses it to send out standard thank you letters. Supposedly not having to update the date that the letter is being sent is a big help. I already have the formula {Date\@...} and the update automatically box checked, but for some reason only one of the four documents has changed to the current date on opening. Which is my concern. Any suggestions? Thanks! "Graham Mayor" wrote: I am not sure why anyone would want a document's date to update when the document is opened, but that can be arranged by the insertion of a DATE field, which reflects the system date of the PC. This is supposed to happen if you insert a date with the automatic update option set. ALT+F9 will toggle the display so you can verify that you do have a field. If nothing changes, the date is inserted as text and obviously will not update. Replace it with a DATE field. More useful is the Createdate field, which is usually inserted in the document template, thus new documents display the dates they were created from the template. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Outlook, eh? wrote: I had used InsertDate Time and checked Update Automatically. I know that the date/time can be update after printing and save, but I am not so sure about opening. A user that we support said that she used to be able to have the current date when a file was opened, but I don't see any options on how to make that happen. Any help would be greatly appreciated. -bryce |
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Fields such as that may not update automatically on opening but will update
when you print (provided you have "Update fields" checked on the Print tab of Tools | Options). Or you can force an update with Print Preview or F9. -- 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. Outlook; "eh?" wrote in message ... Hey Graham, Our admin dept. uses it to send out standard thank you letters. Supposedly not having to update the date that the letter is being sent is a big help. I already have the formula {Date\@...} and the update automatically box checked, but for some reason only one of the four documents has changed to the current date on opening. Which is my concern. Any suggestions? Thanks! "Graham Mayor" wrote: I am not sure why anyone would want a document's date to update when the document is opened, but that can be arranged by the insertion of a DATE field, which reflects the system date of the PC. This is supposed to happen if you insert a date with the automatic update option set. ALT+F9 will toggle the display so you can verify that you do have a field. If nothing changes, the date is inserted as text and obviously will not update. Replace it with a DATE field. More useful is the Createdate field, which is usually inserted in the document template, thus new documents display the dates they were created from the template. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Outlook, eh? wrote: I had used InsertDate Time and checked Update Automatically. I know that the date/time can be update after printing and save, but I am not so sure about opening. A user that we support said that she used to be able to have the current date when a file was opened, but I don't see any options on how to make that happen. Any help would be greatly appreciated. -bryce |
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I assume them that Admin is not retaining copies of the thank you letters?
If it is you would be betters saving the standard text as a template and using in it a createdate field. Then rather than open the document, create a new one from the template. or If you add the following lines to an autoopen macro in the document's template, the fields will be updated when you open the document With ActiveDocument .PrintPreview .ClosePrintPreview End With -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Outlook, eh? wrote: Hey Graham, Our admin dept. uses it to send out standard thank you letters. Supposedly not having to update the date that the letter is being sent is a big help. I already have the formula {Date\@...} and the update automatically box checked, but for some reason only one of the four documents has changed to the current date on opening. Which is my concern. Any suggestions? Thanks! "Graham Mayor" wrote: I am not sure why anyone would want a document's date to update when the document is opened, but that can be arranged by the insertion of a DATE field, which reflects the system date of the PC. This is supposed to happen if you insert a date with the automatic update option set. ALT+F9 will toggle the display so you can verify that you do have a field. If nothing changes, the date is inserted as text and obviously will not update. Replace it with a DATE field. More useful is the Createdate field, which is usually inserted in the document template, thus new documents display the dates they were created from the template. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Outlook, eh? wrote: I had used InsertDate Time and checked Update Automatically. I know that the date/time can be update after printing and save, but I am not so sure about opening. A user that we support said that she used to be able to have the current date when a file was opened, but I don't see any options on how to make that happen. Any help would be greatly appreciated. -bryce |
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