[emom]

Is there a shortcut key where I can disable all fields from updating while
opening a document? I have a date field that will change and we can't open
the file without it changing. I know some programs you can hold the shift
key down and it will prevent some things from loading. We have Office 2003
sp3.

[Stefan Blom]

Replace the DATE (or TIME) field with a CREATEDATE field, which
reflects the date the document was created: Open the document, and
press Alt+F9 to display field codes. Your date will appear similar to:
{ DATE \@ "MM/dd/yy" }. Replace the DATE (or TIME) part with
CREATEDATE, press F9, and then press Alt+F9 again.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"emom" wrote in message
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Is there a shortcut key where I can disable all fields from updating
while
opening a document? I have a date field that will change and we
can't open
the file without it changing. I know some programs you can hold the
shift
key down and it will prevent some things from loading. We have
Office 2003
sp3.

[Graham Mayor]

Date fields are supposed to show the system date of the PC. Change the date
field to a createdate field and it will maintain the creation date of the
document. Put a createdate in the document template to avoid this in future
documents based on that template.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


emom wrote:
Is there a shortcut key where I can disable all fields from updating
while opening a document? I have a date field that will change and
we can't open the file without it changing. I know some programs you
can hold the shift key down and it will prevent some things from
loading. We have Office 2003 sp3.