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Can't find SOURCE of inserted date!
I have a template that has an incorrect date field being automatically
inserted whenever the template is opened. I deleted the template and recreated it with the correct date codes, but I'm still getting the "old" incorrect date in the template - along with my new date. I've looked in NORMAL.DOT, but can't find the date insertion in the global template. I deleted NORMAL.DOT so it could be recreated - but the two dates STILL show up in the template I've changed - both the old incorrect date format and the new correct format. Any suggestions as to why this is happening - or better yet - how can I find out where the old INCORRECT date is being supplied from? I'd appreciate any guidance... Russ Foszcz |
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Can't find SOURCE of inserted date!
Presumably you have some kind of date field. Press Alt+F9 to see what kind
of field it is; then see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/DateFields.htm for information to help you substitute the appropriate field. -- 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. "rfoszcz" wrote in message ... I have a template that has an incorrect date field being automatically inserted whenever the template is opened. I deleted the template and recreated it with the correct date codes, but I'm still getting the "old" incorrect date in the template - along with my new date. I've looked in NORMAL.DOT, but can't find the date insertion in the global template. I deleted NORMAL.DOT so it could be recreated - but the two dates STILL show up in the template I've changed - both the old incorrect date format and the new correct format. Any suggestions as to why this is happening - or better yet - how can I find out where the old INCORRECT date is being supplied from? I'd appreciate any guidance... Russ Foszcz |
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Can't find SOURCE of inserted date!
of Just a suggestion - but try looking in the header of your document.
-- Carol A. Bratt, MCP "rfoszcz" wrote: I have a template that has an incorrect date field being automatically inserted whenever the template is opened. I deleted the template and recreated it with the correct date codes, but I'm still getting the "old" incorrect date in the template - along with my new date. I've looked in NORMAL.DOT, but can't find the date insertion in the global template. I deleted NORMAL.DOT so it could be recreated - but the two dates STILL show up in the template I've changed - both the old incorrect date format and the new correct format. Any suggestions as to why this is happening - or better yet - how can I find out where the old INCORRECT date is being supplied from? I'd appreciate any guidance... Russ Foszcz |
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Can't find SOURCE of inserted date!
Suzanne -
This was exactly the problem. It hit me like a "revelation" after I posted this message that I used the macro recorder to record the AUTONEW macro to insert the date into the template - THEN forgot to delete the date that was inserted by the recording. When I saved the template and reopened it - the original date was there (from the recording of the macro) and then the AUTONEW macro inserted the date a 2nd time! Sometimes my stupidity astounds even me! Thanks for the post - you were correct in assuming that there was a field inserted... Russ "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Presumably you have some kind of date field. Press Alt+F9 to see what kind of field it is; then see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/DateFields.htm for information to help you substitute the appropriate field. -- 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. "rfoszcz" wrote in message ... I have a template that has an incorrect date field being automatically inserted whenever the template is opened. I deleted the template and recreated it with the correct date codes, but I'm still getting the "old" incorrect date in the template - along with my new date. I've looked in NORMAL.DOT, but can't find the date insertion in the global template. I deleted NORMAL.DOT so it could be recreated - but the two dates STILL show up in the template I've changed - both the old incorrect date format and the new correct format. Any suggestions as to why this is happening - or better yet - how can I find out where the old INCORRECT date is being supplied from? I'd appreciate any guidance... Russ Foszcz |
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Can't find SOURCE of inserted date!
You really don't need a macro to do this. If you just put the date field in
your template, it will be in every document based on the template. If it's a CreateDate field, it will reflect the date the document was created (even though the template will always show its own creation date). -- 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. "rfoszcz" wrote in message news  Suzanne - This was exactly the problem. It hit me like a "revelation" after I posted this message that I used the macro recorder to record the AUTONEW macro to insert the date into the template - THEN forgot to delete the date that was inserted by the recording. When I saved the template and reopened it - the original date was there (from the recording of the macro) and then the AUTONEW macro inserted the date a 2nd time! Sometimes my stupidity astounds even me! Thanks for the post - you were correct in assuming that there was a field inserted... Russ "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Presumably you have some kind of date field. Press Alt+F9 to see what kind of field it is; then see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/DateFields.htm for information to help you substitute the appropriate field. -- 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. "rfoszcz" wrote in message ... I have a template that has an incorrect date field being automatically inserted whenever the template is opened. I deleted the template and recreated it with the correct date codes, but I'm still getting the "old" incorrect date in the template - along with my new date. I've looked in NORMAL.DOT, but can't find the date insertion in the global template. I deleted NORMAL.DOT so it could be recreated - but the two dates STILL show up in the template I've changed - both the old incorrect date format and the new correct format. Any suggestions as to why this is happening - or better yet - how can I find out where the old INCORRECT date is being supplied from? I'd appreciate any guidance... Russ Foszcz |
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