[mm18]

When I pull up an old, saved document for printing, it inserts the current
date. I wish to print the document with its original date. I can obviously
delete the current date and retype the original date but I really want to
turn off this'automatic date insertion' feature. How can I do this?

[Greg Maxey]

That old document has a {Date} field which is updated when the document
is opened. Open that old document and change the { Date } field to a
{ CreateDate }. To see the field code, right click the date and select
toggle field codes.


mm18 wrote:
When I pull up an old, saved document for printing, it inserts the current
date. I wish to print the document with its original date. I can obviously
delete the current date and retype the original date but I really want to
turn off this'automatic date insertion' feature. How can I do this?

[Cardlaw]

I use { SaveDate } so that the date that pops up is the last time the
document was saved.

Greg Maxey Wrote:
That old document has a {Date} field which is updated when the document
is opened. Open that old document and change the { Date } field to a
{ CreateDate }. To see the field code, right click the date and
select
toggle field codes.




--
Cardlaw

[Poprivet]

Greg Maxey wrote:
That old document has a {Date} field which is updated when the
document is opened. Open that old document and change the { Date }
field to a { CreateDate }. To see the field code, right click the
date and select toggle field codes.


mm18 wrote:
When I pull up an old, saved document for printing, it inserts the
current date. I wish to print the document with its original date. I
can obviously delete the current date and retype the original date
but I really want to turn off this'automatic date insertion'
feature. How can I do this?

Or, turn OFF Field Updating.

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

That works only for SOME fields. I believe Date is not one of them...


On 17/1/07 8:30 AM, in article ,
"Poprivet" wrote:



Or, turn OFF Field Updating.



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Technical Writer.
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

According to "WD97: Fields Updated When Document Repaginated" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=89953, switching to Print Layout view or
Print Preview (or any other action that causes repagination) will update
Time and Date fields. Another thing to watch out for is that any field in a
header or footer will be updated at print time regardless of the "Update
fields" setting in Print Options.

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"John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]" wrote in
message ...
That works only for SOME fields. I believe Date is not one of them...


On 17/1/07 8:30 AM, in article ,
"Poprivet" wrote:



Or, turn OFF Field Updating.



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[mm18]

Mr. Massey:

Thank you for your response.
When I right click athe date as you suggested, I see the toggle field codes
but I am not understanding how to change the date field to a (createdate).

mm18

"Greg Maxey" wrote:

That old document has a {Date} field which is updated when the document
is opened. Open that old document and change the { Date } field to a
{ CreateDate }. To see the field code, right click the date and select
toggle field codes.


mm18 wrote:
When I pull up an old, saved document for printing, it inserts the current
date. I wish to print the document with its original date. I can obviously
delete the current date and retype the original date but I really want to
turn off this'automatic date insertion' feature. How can I do this?

[Greg Maxey]

Just click between the field code braces { } and change DATE to CREATEDATE
with you keyboard. Be careful not delete one of the braces. After you are
done, right click the field again, check update field, and toggle field
codes.



--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.


mm18 wrote:
Mr. Massey:

Thank you for your response.
When I right click athe date as you suggested, I see the toggle field
codes but I am not understanding how to change the date field to a
(createdate).

mm18

"Greg Maxey" wrote:

That old document has a {Date} field which is updated when the
document is opened. Open that old document and change the { Date }
field to a { CreateDate }. To see the field code, right click the
date and select toggle field codes.


mm18 wrote:
When I pull up an old, saved document for printing, it inserts the
current date. I wish to print the document with its original date.
I can obviously delete the current date and retype the original
date but I really want to turn off this'automatic date insertion'
feature. How can I do this?

[mm18]

Cardlaw-

Where is the (SAve Date) function

"Cardlaw" wrote:


I use { SaveDate } so that the date that pops up is the last time the
document was saved.

Greg Maxey Wrote:
That old document has a {Date} field which is updated when the document
is opened. Open that old document and change the { Date } field to a
{ CreateDate }. To see the field code, right click the date and
select
toggle field codes.




--
Cardlaw

[mm18]

Poprivet-
How do you turn off field updating

mm18

"Poprivet" wrote:

Greg Maxey wrote:
That old document has a {Date} field which is updated when the
document is opened. Open that old document and change the { Date }
field to a { CreateDate }. To see the field code, right click the
date and select toggle field codes.


mm18 wrote:
When I pull up an old, saved document for printing, it inserts the
current date. I wish to print the document with its original date. I
can obviously delete the current date and retype the original date
but I really want to turn off this'automatic date insertion'
feature. How can I do this?

Or, turn OFF Field Updating.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Insert | Field. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/DateFields.htm

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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.

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...
Cardlaw-

Where is the (SAve Date) function

"Cardlaw" wrote:


I use { SaveDate } so that the date that pops up is the last time the
document was saved.

Greg Maxey Wrote:
That old document has a {Date} field which is updated when the
document
is opened. Open that old document and change the { Date } field to a
{ CreateDate }. To see the field code, right click the date and
select
toggle field codes.




--
Cardlaw