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Concerning Current Date Changes On Past Documents
I have these saved faxes that I need as evidence for a court case. The
current day's date changes the original date on these faxes. I looked up how to change it to the original date. But my concern is if the "original date" is the day the document was created or the date that I inputed last. What I want is the date I typed in the last time I used the file. I'm concerned that I will get the date the file was created because I sometimes don't use my blank main template. I save all my faxes as separate files and I sometimes use these separate files as the template instead of the blank main template that I should use. Don't ask me why I don't use the main template. So to summarize: what I'm afraid of is the date that shows up is the date of the creation of the document instead of the date I typed in when I last used the document. Which is it? I hope I am understandable. Any insight would be most appreciated! Thanks! |
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Concerning Current Date Changes On Past Documents
The dates available to you from Word are --
Date Created Date last printed (if you were faxing directly from your computer, this might be the date you printed it to the fax driver; but then again, you might have printed it again since) Date last saved Explorer can also show you the date the file was first saved (ie created) and last modified. If the document date is critical to your court case, then none of these dates will be conclusive either way. Only 'Date last saved' says anything definitive about the document; but even then, there might have been a delay between saving it and faxing it. If you faxed from your computer, then your fax software will have a log that should show document name and date transmitted. If you have permament back-ups (such as CDs) they will show dates on which the document definitely existed. "smartasien" wrote in message ... I have these saved faxes that I need as evidence for a court case. The current day's date changes the original date on these faxes. I looked up how to change it to the original date. But my concern is if the "original date" is the day the document was created or the date that I inputed last. What I want is the date I typed in the last time I used the file. I'm concerned that I will get the date the file was created because I sometimes don't use my blank main template. I save all my faxes as separate files and I sometimes use these separate files as the template instead of the blank main template that I should use. Don't ask me why I don't use the main template. So to summarize: what I'm afraid of is the date that shows up is the date of the creation of the document instead of the date I typed in when I last used the document. Which is it? I hope I am understandable. Any insight would be most appreciated! Thanks! |
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Concerning Current Date Changes On Past Documents
The date that you created the specific fax (rather than the date of the
document you based it on) will be the CreateDate for that document. As Jezebel points out, however, none of this can be expected to hold up in court. -- 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. "smartasien" wrote in message ... I have these saved faxes that I need as evidence for a court case. The current day's date changes the original date on these faxes. I looked up how to change it to the original date. But my concern is if the "original date" is the day the document was created or the date that I inputed last. What I want is the date I typed in the last time I used the file. I'm concerned that I will get the date the file was created because I sometimes don't use my blank main template. I save all my faxes as separate files and I sometimes use these separate files as the template instead of the blank main template that I should use. Don't ask me why I don't use the main template. So to summarize: what I'm afraid of is the date that shows up is the date of the creation of the document instead of the date I typed in when I last used the document. Which is it? I hope I am understandable. Any insight would be most appreciated! Thanks! |
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