SAVEDATE field followup

B

Bob Igel

Thanks to the MVPs who responded to my plea. I appreciate the help, but I
still cannot get the dad blamed software to do what i want. Here's my
situation:

I have created a macro that includes the following line (my quote marks):

File Last Saved: (Insert | Field | SaveDate) I then chose the data/time
format I wanted and saved the Macro.

I THOUGHT that by doing that, when I later save the document containing the
macro, the "Save Date" would automatically update. Alas, it does not. No
matter how many times I open and save the document, the "SAve Date" I set
up in the macro remains the same.

I have also tried to write the Macro without using the "field" command;
rather, i have have typed INSERT
| Date and Time, then choose the format I want, and click the "update
automatically" box. Same result, the date does not change...i.e., does NOT
update automatically.

i'm sure i'm missing something here, but isn't the SAVEDATE field supposed
to change whenver the document is saved? Or, isn't the "update
automatically" box supposed to change the date to the current date each time
the document is opened?
 
S

Suzanne S. Barnhill

There is no "Update automatically" check box in the Insert | Field dialog,
and the Insert | Date and Time dialog does not insert a SaveDate field. If
these fields are not updated automatically, then you must update them
manually using F9. Updating of some fields behaves differently in Word 2002
than in previous versions.
 
M

macropod

Hi Bob,

This may be stating the obvious, but opening & saving the file multiple
times on the same date isn't going to change the result of the SAVEDATE
field - unless it's formatted to show time as well (eg {SAVEDATE \@ "dd MMM
yyyy @ HH:mm"}).

Cheers
 
C

Charles Kenyon

1) You don't need the macro, it does nothing for that document. It would be
used only to insert such a field in some other document.

2) You have a field, called a SAVEDATE field. If it is in a header or
footer, it will update when you print the document or use print preview.

3) If it is not in a header or footer you need to update it manually or
using a macro. To update it manually either click in the date and press F9
or press Ctrl-A to select everything in the main body of your document and
press F9. (Both work but if you have more fields you may get results you
don't want.)
--

Charles Kenyon

See the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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