Date fields in MS Word

[C Richard]

Hello,
I need: an auto update field that Updates to the Current Date when the
document is saved.
Similar to `SAVEDATE': but SAVEDATE uses the last `save' timestamp on the
file, I need the `now' date.

It will be placed in a template which we use to write documents that we need
to document when they were last updated.

Thanking you in advance,
Canda

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Not sure I understand. A plain DATE field will display the current date and
print it. Next week, it will be next week's current date. In addition to the
SAVEDATE there is the PRINTDATE field. See
http://addbalance.com/word/datefields1.htm for information on the different
kinds of datefields and how to format them.

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[C Richard]

Hello Charles,
Thankyou for your time.

The problem with DATE is that when we view the file we want to see the date
when we saved the last update on the document. PRINTDATE is also
inappropriate if we want to print it again after this save.
So SAVEDATE is almost what I want but:
it only changes when you trigger an update
it then grabs the 'Modified' date from the file information rather than the
system.
I need something to update the field to the system date on the action of
saving the document.
I have browsed your suggested site a couple of times and haven't found it to
specifically help me. Is there a way of getting into SAVEDATE and changing it
and saving it as a new date field?

Thankyou,
Canda

 

[macropod]

Hi Canda,

Until you save the file, which causes the SAVEDATE value to update, the file
hasn't been updated, even as far as 'the system' is concerned.

When you do save the file, the SAVEDATE value updates to the current system
date & time. Of course, if you then leave the file alone for a few minutes
and try saving again, nothing gets updated, since nothing's changed. In
fact, Word won't even re-save the file unless there has been a change.

The other issue you might be having is that you don't immediately see the
updated SAVEDATE. If your SAVEDATE field is in the body of the document, it
won't automatically update until you close & re-open, or print, the
document. If your SAVEDATE field is in the document header or footer, it
will update if you do a print preview as well as if you do either of the
other two actions. You can also update the field in the body of the document
by selecting it and pressing F9.

Cheers

 

[C Richard]

Hi macropod,

Thanks for that.
Putting SAVEDATE into the header now behaves pretty much as I'd like it
to.....