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How do I prevent word from changing the date when a doc is opened.
I opened a report that I received by email. Each time it is opened the date
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How do I prevent word from changing the date when a doc is opened.
Press Alt+F9 to display the field code, which will probably be DATE. Edit
this to read CREATEDATE, then Alt+F9 to toggle back and F9 to update. The document will now display (and continue to display) the date it was created. Note, however, that, if you have saved the file on your HD, the date will likely be the date you did that rather than the original creation date of the document. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "chalen" wrote in message ... I opened a report that I received by email. Each time it is opened the date is changed. How do I prevent this? |
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How do I prevent word from changing the date when a doc is ope
Thanks for the help. Is there a way to set my defaults so that it won't
change dates? When I open it from my email it shows todays date instead of the creation date. This happens even when I open with out saving. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Press Alt+F9 to display the field code, which will probably be DATE. Edit this to read CREATEDATE, then Alt+F9 to toggle back and F9 to update. The document will now display (and continue to display) the date it was created. Note, however, that, if you have saved the file on your HD, the date will likely be the date you did that rather than the original creation date of the document. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "chalen" wrote in message ... I opened a report that I received by email. Each time it is opened the date is changed. How do I prevent this? |
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How do I prevent word from changing the date when a doc is ope
If you have documents with Date fields they will always display the system
date of the PC. That's what a Date field does. As Suzanne has already said, what you need to do is change those date fields for createdate fields - ALT+F9 change {DATE \@ "d MMM yyyy"}or {TIME \@ "d MMM yyyy"} to {CREATEDATE \@ "d MMM yyyy"} then F9 and ALT+F9 - and change the date in your letterhead template so that future letters based on it show the correct dates. The switches \@ "d MMM yyyy" may be different at your location. You then need to save the file on your hard drive. The file attached to your e-mail post will always have a Date field, so refer to the modified version on your hard drive. If this document is something you regularly receive, tell the person who sent it to make the change before posting. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org chalen wrote: Thanks for the help. Is there a way to set my defaults so that it won't change dates? When I open it from my email it shows todays date instead of the creation date. This happens even when I open with out saving. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Press Alt+F9 to display the field code, which will probably be DATE. Edit this to read CREATEDATE, then Alt+F9 to toggle back and F9 to update. The document will now display (and continue to display) the date it was created. Note, however, that, if you have saved the file on your HD, the date will likely be the date you did that rather than the original creation date of the document. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "chalen" wrote in message ... I opened a report that I received by email. Each time it is opened the date is changed. How do I prevent this? |
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Hi,
Is is, nevertheless, possible to freeze (lock) the content of fields, including the DATE field. To lock a date (or another field) so that it won't be updated again, place your cursor within the field and press CTRL+3 or CTRL+F11. To unlock a field so that it will be updated, place your cursor within the field and press CTRL+4 or CTRL+SHIFT+F11. -- Hope this helps, Pesach Shelnitz "Graham Mayor" wrote: If you have documents with Date fields they will always display the system date of the PC. That's what a Date field does. As Suzanne has already said, what you need to do is change those date fields for createdate fields - ALT+F9 change {DATE \@ "d MMM yyyy"}or {TIME \@ "d MMM yyyy"} to {CREATEDATE \@ "d MMM yyyy"} then F9 and ALT+F9 - and change the date in your letterhead template so that future letters based on it show the correct dates. The switches \@ "d MMM yyyy" may be different at your location. You then need to save the file on your hard drive. The file attached to your e-mail post will always have a Date field, so refer to the modified version on your hard drive. If this document is something you regularly receive, tell the person who sent it to make the change before posting. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org chalen wrote: Thanks for the help. Is there a way to set my defaults so that it won't change dates? When I open it from my email it shows todays date instead of the creation date. This happens even when I open with out saving. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Press Alt+F9 to display the field code, which will probably be DATE. Edit this to read CREATEDATE, then Alt+F9 to toggle back and F9 to update. The document will now display (and continue to display) the date it was created. Note, however, that, if you have saved the file on your HD, the date will likely be the date you did that rather than the original creation date of the document. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "chalen" wrote in message ... I opened a report that I received by email. Each time it is opened the date is changed. How do I prevent this? |
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How do I prevent word from changing the date when a doc is ope
But in order to do that from a document you received by e-mail and have not
created yourself, you are going to have to open the document (which will update the field) and then save the document to the hard drive. If you don't do this on the date the original document was created the locked date will be wrong. For such documents there is no real alternative to changing the field. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Pesach Shelnitz wrote: Hi, Is is, nevertheless, possible to freeze (lock) the content of fields, including the DATE field. To lock a date (or another field) so that it won't be updated again, place your cursor within the field and press CTRL+3 or CTRL+F11. To unlock a field so that it will be updated, place your cursor within the field and press CTRL+4 or CTRL+SHIFT+F11. If you have documents with Date fields they will always display the system date of the PC. That's what a Date field does. As Suzanne has already said, what you need to do is change those date fields for createdate fields - ALT+F9 change {DATE \@ "d MMM yyyy"}or {TIME \@ "d MMM yyyy"} to {CREATEDATE \@ "d MMM yyyy"} then F9 and ALT+F9 - and change the date in your letterhead template so that future letters based on it show the correct dates. The switches \@ "d MMM yyyy" may be different at your location. You then need to save the file on your hard drive. The file attached to your e-mail post will always have a Date field, so refer to the modified version on your hard drive. If this document is something you regularly receive, tell the person who sent it to make the change before posting. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org chalen wrote: Thanks for the help. Is there a way to set my defaults so that it won't change dates? When I open it from my email it shows todays date instead of the creation date. This happens even when I open with out saving. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Press Alt+F9 to display the field code, which will probably be DATE. Edit this to read CREATEDATE, then Alt+F9 to toggle back and F9 to update. The document will now display (and continue to display) the date it was created. Note, however, that, if you have saved the file on your HD, the date will likely be the date you did that rather than the original creation date of the document. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "chalen" wrote in message ... I opened a report that I received by email. Each time it is opened the date is changed. How do I prevent this? |
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Hi,
The CREATEDATE is also not necessarily the "correct" date. The OP mentions a report. A report is often a work in progress, and the date that was in the document when it was sent could be far different from the date when the document was created. On the other hand, if the report was sent when it was completed, I would assume that the date on which the report was received by e-mail is much closer to the date in the report. In such a case, freezing the date when the attachment is opened may be the best solution. I agree that there isn't a fits-all answer to this question, but I think that there is some value in spreading the word that it is possible to freeze the date. If the sender had locked the date, there wouldn't have been a problem. -- Hope this helps, Pesach Shelnitz "Graham Mayor" wrote: But in order to do that from a document you received by e-mail and have not created yourself, you are going to have to open the document (which will update the field) and then save the document to the hard drive. If you don't do this on the date the original document was created the locked date will be wrong. For such documents there is no real alternative to changing the field. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Pesach Shelnitz wrote: Hi, Is is, nevertheless, possible to freeze (lock) the content of fields, including the DATE field. To lock a date (or another field) so that it won't be updated again, place your cursor within the field and press CTRL+3 or CTRL+F11. To unlock a field so that it will be updated, place your cursor within the field and press CTRL+4 or CTRL+SHIFT+F11. If you have documents with Date fields they will always display the system date of the PC. That's what a Date field does. As Suzanne has already said, what you need to do is change those date fields for createdate fields - ALT+F9 change {DATE \@ "d MMM yyyy"}or {TIME \@ "d MMM yyyy"} to {CREATEDATE \@ "d MMM yyyy"} then F9 and ALT+F9 - and change the date in your letterhead template so that future letters based on it show the correct dates. The switches \@ "d MMM yyyy" may be different at your location. You then need to save the file on your hard drive. The file attached to your e-mail post will always have a Date field, so refer to the modified version on your hard drive. If this document is something you regularly receive, tell the person who sent it to make the change before posting. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org chalen wrote: Thanks for the help. Is there a way to set my defaults so that it won't change dates? When I open it from my email it shows todays date instead of the creation date. This happens even when I open with out saving. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Press Alt+F9 to display the field code, which will probably be DATE. Edit this to read CREATEDATE, then Alt+F9 to toggle back and F9 to update. The document will now display (and continue to display) the date it was created. Note, however, that, if you have saved the file on your HD, the date will likely be the date you did that rather than the original creation date of the document. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "chalen" wrote in message ... I opened a report that I received by email. Each time it is opened the date is changed. How do I prevent this? |
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