Formatting templates

[lori2021]

I want to create a template whereby date on the top left is the date I created the document
and then another date on far right where date changes each time I open/edit it.
how do I do that?

 

[macropod]

Use a CREATEDATE field for the first date and a DATE field for the second one. See Insert | Quick Parts > Field : Date and Time

 

[lori2021]

Use a CREATEDATE field for the first date and a DATE field for the second one. See Insert | Quick Parts > Field : Date and Time

not sure about these instructions. need more detail. cannot find insert:quick parts field:date and time

 

[lori2021]

Use a CREATEDATE field for the first date and a DATE field for the second one. See Insert | Quick Parts > Field : Date and Time

thnx i figured it out. at least I think it will work.
tho the cursor goes to begin of date of left side instead of
1 or 2 spaces down where I would begin my entry of data.
is there a way to make cursor set to where I want to begin entry??

 

[lori2021]

I have done this and put the dates in header. but I dont what those dates to print when I send to others.
how can I turn that off&on

 

[macropod]

«Is there a way to make cursor set to where I want to begin entry??»
Position your insertion point where you want the field to go before you insert it ... Pretty basics, I would have thought.
« I dont what those dates to print when I send to others.
how can I turn that off&on»
You cannot. The most you can do - if you're sending printed pages - is to format them as hidden text and make sure Word is configured to not print hidden text.

 

[lori2021]

«Is there a way to make cursor set to where I want to begin entry??»
Position your insertion point where you want the field to go before you insert it ... Pretty basics, I would have thought.

have got this sorted out. now to figure out how to turn print on and off for dates in headers

 

[macropod]

now to figure out how to turn print on and off for dates in headers

You can't. Word doesn't support such behaviour. As I said, the best you can do is to format the dates as hidden text, which you can configure Word to display but not print.