I am in the process of building a template in word - I need to insert a
formula that will take the ship date that is entered and subtract 5 days from
the date. Is there a way that I can do this in a field in word?

Erika,
Not at all easy to do, have a look here for more info:
http://www.gmayor.com/insert_a_date_....htm#FieldCalc
Luc
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I am in the process of building a template in word - I need to insert a
formula that will take the ship date that is entered and subtract 5 days
from
the date. Is there a way that I can do this in a field in word?

Or if you want to use a macro see:

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Roll_up-Roll_Back_Dates.htm