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Default date in Text form field
In Word 2003, how do I set the Default date in a Text form field (Type: Date,
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Default date in Text form field
Set the field type property to current date rather than date?
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org brian3ps wrote: In Word 2003, how do I set the Default date in a Text form field (Type: Date, Fill-in enabled) to the current date? |
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I tried that, but then the field can no longer be edited (Fill-in enable is
grayed out). I need to allow this field to be changed if necessary ... just want it to default to the current date. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Set the field type property to current date rather than date? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org brian3ps wrote: In Word 2003, how do I set the Default date in a Text form field (Type: Date, Fill-in enabled) to the current date? |
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Default date in Text form field
Did you have the form unprotected when you tried to edit it?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "brian3ps" wrote in message ... I tried that, but then the field can no longer be edited (Fill-in enable is grayed out). I need to allow this field to be changed if necessary ... just want it to default to the current date. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Set the field type property to current date rather than date? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org brian3ps wrote: In Word 2003, how do I set the Default date in a Text form field (Type: Date, Fill-in enabled) to the current date? |
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Default date in Text form field
The current date is always the current date, but if you want to edit the
field, you will need instead an on-entry macro to fill the date eg assuming the text field is bookmarked "Date1", the following will insert the current date in that field when you tab into it, in the format of the switch - here "dd\MM\yyyy" Sub SetDate() Dim sDate As Date sDate = Format((Now), "dd/MM/yyyy") ActiveDocument.FormFields("Date1").Result = sDate End Sub http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org brian3ps wrote: I tried that, but then the field can no longer be edited (Fill-in enable is grayed out). I need to allow this field to be changed if necessary ... just want it to default to the current date. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Set the field type property to current date rather than date? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org brian3ps wrote: In Word 2003, how do I set the Default date in a Text form field (Type: Date, Fill-in enabled) to the current date? |
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That did the trick. Thanks.
"Graham Mayor" wrote: The current date is always the current date, but if you want to edit the field, you will need instead an on-entry macro to fill the date eg assuming the text field is bookmarked "Date1", the following will insert the current date in that field when you tab into it, in the format of the switch - here "dd\MM\yyyy" Sub SetDate() Dim sDate As Date sDate = Format((Now), "dd/MM/yyyy") ActiveDocument.FormFields("Date1").Result = sDate End Sub http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org brian3ps wrote: I tried that, but then the field can no longer be edited (Fill-in enable is grayed out). I need to allow this field to be changed if necessary ... just want it to default to the current date. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Set the field type property to current date rather than date? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org brian3ps wrote: In Word 2003, how do I set the Default date in a Text form field (Type: Date, Fill-in enabled) to the current date? |
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