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How can I load curent dates into an existing Word document?
I need to repetitively pull up and re-print an existing Word document. How
can I put a 'place-holder' in the document (in about a half-dozen to a dozen places) so that when I open it, it will retrieve the CURRENT date and place it in the documents? I'm using Word 2003. |
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How can I load curent dates into an existing Word document?
You can use a DATE field, which you can insert using Insert | Date and Time
with the "Update automatically" box checked. Once you have selected your default date format in this dialog, you can use Alt+Shift+D to insert a DATE field in that format. This will work okay provided you are really printing the exact same document with no other changes. If you need to make any other changes, you'd do better to save the document as a template with a CREATEDATE field; then each new document you create based on the template will have its current date. For more on date fields, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/DateFields.htm -- 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. "spn" wrote in message ... I need to repetitively pull up and re-print an existing Word document. How can I put a 'place-holder' in the document (in about a half-dozen to a dozen places) so that when I open it, it will retrieve the CURRENT date and place it in the documents? I'm using Word 2003. |
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