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How can I keep the date from changing when I open a previously-saved memo? Right now, when I open a memo I've sent someone, the date of the memo (when I created it) automatically changes to the current date. For example, today I opened a memo I had created on 9/13/06 and the date automatically changed to today's date. I had to go into Properties to see when I created it so I could tell my supervisor the date I had sent it. Quite awhile back, our former Systems Analyst told me of a way to set Word to keep the original date, but I didn't write it down and our software has been updated. |
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Hi Cindi
Cindi B wrote: How can I keep the date from changing when I open a previously-saved memo? Right now, when I open a memo I've sent someone, the date of the memo (when I created it) automatically changes to the current date. For example, today I opened a memo I had created on 9/13/06 and the date automatically changed to today's date. I had to go into Properties to see when I created it so I could tell my supervisor the date I had sent it. Quite awhile back, our former Systems Analyst told me of a way to set Word to keep the original date, but I didn't write it down and our software has been updated. the way is to use a different field than DATE; Word also knows CREATEDATE, PRINTDATE, SAVEDATE (I suggest you look up these fields in Word's offline-Help). Otherwise, don't insert the date as a field, but as mere text (this is possible from the Insert | Date dialog). HTH Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS \ / | MVP X Against HTML | for / \ in e-mail & news | Word |
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I use SAVEDATE, so that the doc will show the date it was finalized whenever it was reopened. -- Cardlaw |
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The problem with a SAVEDATE field is that, if you print the document, all
the fields in it will be updated (not necessarily changed, but "updated"), and Word records "Update Fields" as a change, so you'll be prompted to save when you close the document. If you reflexively answer yes, then the SAVEDATE is changed. -- 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. "Cardlaw" wrote in message ... I use SAVEDATE, so that the doc will show the date it was finalized whenever it was reopened. -- Cardlaw |
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