[Tony Greer]

Am trying to insert Date field into template letterhead.

Have followed help screen (insert \ date & time \ choose what format \
automatically update etc) but I want the date that the letter (which is saved
as a separate document) is written to stay the same regardless of when the
letter is opened whilst, at the same time, allowing the template to display
the current date the next time I write a letter.

The first bit is fine but when i then open the template it is still
displaying the date that I set the template up - i.e. it is not automatically
updating in the template.


Any advice gratefully recieved

[Graham Mayor]

Use a createdate field in the template. That will always show the date the
template was created, but new documents created from the template will show
the dates they were created.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Tony Greer wrote:
Am trying to insert Date field into template letterhead.

Have followed help screen (insert \ date & time \ choose what format \
automatically update etc) but I want the date that the letter (which
is saved as a separate document) is written to stay the same
regardless of when the letter is opened whilst, at the same time,
allowing the template to display the current date the next time I
write a letter.

The first bit is fine but when i then open the template it is still
displaying the date that I set the template up - i.e. it is not
automatically updating in the template.


Any advice gratefully recieved

[Stefan Blom]

Insert the CREATEDATE field into your template. Then make sure to
create documents based on the template. Do not open the template
itself (unless you want to edit it, of course).

Since you've already inserted a DATE field, you can change the field
code to a CREATEDATE field: Press Alt+F9 to display the field code,
replace DATE with CREATEDATE, press Alt+F9, press F9 to update. Save
and close the template.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Tony Greer" wrote in message
...
Am trying to insert Date field into template letterhead.

Have followed help screen (insert \ date & time \ choose what format
\
automatically update etc) but I want the date that the letter (which
is saved
as a separate document) is written to stay the same regardless of
when the
letter is opened whilst, at the same time, allowing the template to
display
the current date the next time I write a letter.

The first bit is fine but when i then open the template it is still
displaying the date that I set the template up - i.e. it is not
automatically
updating in the template.


Any advice gratefully recieved

[Tony Greer[_2_]]

Fantastic - you don't know the hours I've spent trawling the internet and
experimenting with this.

Thank you so much for the step by step guide

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Insert the CREATEDATE field into your template. Then make sure to
create documents based on the template. Do not open the template
itself (unless you want to edit it, of course).

Since you've already inserted a DATE field, you can change the field
code to a CREATEDATE field: Press Alt+F9 to display the field code,
replace DATE with CREATEDATE, press Alt+F9, press F9 to update. Save
and close the template.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Tony Greer" wrote in message
...
Am trying to insert Date field into template letterhead.

Have followed help screen (insert \ date & time \ choose what format
\
automatically update etc) but I want the date that the letter (which
is saved
as a separate document) is written to stay the same regardless of
when the
letter is opened whilst, at the same time, allowing the template to
display
the current date the next time I write a letter.

The first bit is fine but when i then open the template it is still
displaying the date that I set the template up - i.e. it is not
automatically
updating in the template.


Any advice gratefully recieved

[Stefan Blom]

Glad I could help.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Tony Greer" wrote in message
...
Fantastic - you don't know the hours I've spent trawling the
internet and
experimenting with this.

Thank you so much for the step by step guide

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

Insert the CREATEDATE field into your template. Then make sure to
create documents based on the template. Do not open the template
itself (unless you want to edit it, of course).

Since you've already inserted a DATE field, you can change the
field
code to a CREATEDATE field: Press Alt+F9 to display the field
code,
replace DATE with CREATEDATE, press Alt+F9, press F9 to update.
Save
and close the template.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Tony Greer" wrote in message
...
Am trying to insert Date field into template letterhead.

Have followed help screen (insert \ date & time \ choose what
format
\
automatically update etc) but I want the date that the letter
(which
is saved
as a separate document) is written to stay the same regardless
of
when the
letter is opened whilst, at the same time, allowing the template
to
display
the current date the next time I write a letter.

The first bit is fine but when i then open the template it is
still
displaying the date that I set the template up - i.e. it is not
automatically
updating in the template.


Any advice gratefully recieved