How do I get Word to save a document at the date it was created, NOT the date
it was "modified",,eg, opened last?

Insert a CreateDate field in the document to display the date the document
was created. If you're trying to modify the actual document properties, this
is not possible.

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"M. Trussell" wrote in message
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How do I get Word to save a document at the date it was created, NOT the
date
it was "modified",,eg, opened last?

You are using a DATE or TIME field rather than a CREATEDATE field. This
field should be put in the original template if possible (instead of
inserting using the keyboard shortcut or header/footer toolbar button).

In the document in question, press Alt-F9 to display field codes. Then
change the field to a CREATEDATE field, press F9 and then Alt-F9. Note, if
you actually want the saved date then you need a SAVEDATE field instead.

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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How do I get Word to save a document at the date it was created, NOT the
date
it was "modified",,eg, opened last?