date changes automatically

A

Archie

Sometimes when I open a Word file that I've completed in the past, the doc
opens wt today's date automatically inserted and I cannot recover the
original date. It is aggravating but I do not know how to stop it.
 
G

Gregg

Archie, when you insert a date into a word document there is a check-box
option to "Update automatically" in the Date and Time dialog. If you what
the date to remain static make sure the Update auto box isn't selected.
 
A

Archie

Thanks, Gregg. I appreciate your help.

Gregg said:
Archie, when you insert a date into a word document there is a check-box
option to "Update automatically" in the Date and Time dialog. If you what
the date to remain static make sure the Update auto box isn't selected.
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B

Beth Melton

For those dates that have already changed you can obtain the date the
document was created using the following steps:

- Press Alt+ F9 to toggle the view of field codes
- Locate the DATE field and modify it so it reads: CREATEDATE
- Press Alt+F9 to toggle off the view of field codes
- Place your insertion point in the date field and press F9 to update the
field.

If you are using a template to create your documents then change the DATE
field to the CREATEDATE field in the template to prevent the need to make
this correction in the future. :)

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
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