The Day/Date field won't update in a Word Doc from day to day even though
Automatically update is checked.

"Automatically update" is relevant only if it is checked when you insert a
date from that dialog. It has no effect on already existing date fields
(much less date text). A DATE field inserted via Alt+Shift+D or the Insert
Date button on the Header and Footer toolbar will update. A CREATEDATE field
will not update (and is usually preferable in a template).

Also, some fields have to be updated manually (F9); they don't all update
automatically.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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"AFNYTS" wrote in message
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The Day/Date field won't update in a Word Doc from day to day even though
Automatically update is checked.

The update is a setting for a specific field that is determined when the
field is inserted. It isn't a system-wide or document setting. Best is
probably to put a CreateDate field in a template and create new documents
from that template when you need them. The date would then be updated. See
http://addbalance.com/word/datefields1.htm for information on the different
kinds of datefields and how to format them.

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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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The Day/Date field won't update in a Word Doc from day to day even though
Automatically update is checked.