Date on letter changes to current date when opened - how to stop.

B

BigSkyG

In Word, when reopening letters previously typed, the date of the letter is
automatically changed to the current date, losing the actual date of the
letter - how can that be stopped?
 
C

Charles Kenyon

You are using a DATE or TIME field rather than a CREATEDATE field. This
field should be put in the original template if possible.

In the document in question, press Alt-F9 to display field codes. Then
change the field to a CREATEDATE field, press F9 and then Alt-F9.

See http://addbalance.com/word/datefields1.htm for information on the
different kinds of datefields and how to format them.
 

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