[Simon]

I am using Access as the data source for several Word template documents.
I have inserted a date field and ticked update automatically. When I create
a new letter I then save it as a standard .doc but the date continues to
update whenever I open the .doc document. I need the template to open with
the current date but when I save this as .doc I need the date to fix.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

[Graham Mayor]

The reason is that you have inserted a date field which shows the system
date. 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.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Simon wrote:
I am using Access as the data source for several Word template
documents.
I have inserted a date field and ticked update automatically. When I
create a new letter I then save it as a standard .doc but the date
continues to update whenever I open the .doc document. I need the
template to open with the current date but when I save this as .doc I
need the date to fix.
Any suggestions?
Thanks