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how do i keep the original date on my document
how do I retreive the original date of my document because it changes to the
current date once i open it? is the 'modified date that comes up once you highlight the document the original date?? (I havent made any changes to my document since i created it) please help and please keep it simple lol |
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how do i keep the original date on my document
Press Alt+F9 to display the DATE field code and change it to CREATEDATE.
Then Alt+F9 to toggle back and F9 to update the field. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "tiasunday" wrote in message ... how do I retreive the original date of my document because it changes to the current date once i open it? is the 'modified date that comes up once you highlight the document the original date?? (I havent made any changes to my document since i created it) please help and please keep it simple lol |
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how do i keep the original date on my document
On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:10:01 -0700, tiasunday
wrote: how do I retreive the original date of my document because it changes to the current date once i open it? is the 'modified date that comes up once you highlight the document the original date?? (I havent made any changes to my document since i created it) please help and please keep it simple lol The date is being displayed by a DATE field. Every time that field updates, it shows today's date (or whatever the system clock is set to). What you want instead is a CREATEDATE field, which always shows the date the document was created. To make the change, right-click the date and choose Toggle Field Codes. You'll see something like { DATE \@ "M/d/yyyy" } Put the cursor to the left of the word DATE and type in CREATE before it so it looks like { CREATEDATE \@ "M/d/yyyy" } Right-click again and choose Update Field. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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how do i keep the original date on my document
Hi there super helpful reply from a non techi person... no more pulling hair
out lol!! "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:10:01 -0700, tiasunday wrote: how do I retreive the original date of my document because it changes to the current date once i open it? is the 'modified date that comes up once you highlight the document the original date?? (I havent made any changes to my document since i created it) please help and please keep it simple lol The date is being displayed by a DATE field. Every time that field updates, it shows today's date (or whatever the system clock is set to). What you want instead is a CREATEDATE field, which always shows the date the document was created. To make the change, right-click the date and choose Toggle Field Codes. You'll see something like { DATE \@ "M/d/yyyy" } Put the cursor to the left of the word DATE and type in CREATE before it so it looks like { CREATEDATE \@ "M/d/yyyy" } Right-click again and choose Update Field. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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thanks!
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Press Alt+F9 to display the DATE field code and change it to CREATEDATE. Then Alt+F9 to toggle back and F9 to update the field. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "tiasunday" wrote in message ... how do I retreive the original date of my document because it changes to the current date once i open it? is the 'modified date that comes up once you highlight the document the original date?? (I havent made any changes to my document since i created it) please help and please keep it simple lol |
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