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560870 2007-06-20 05:38:00 When I go into word and print out say some correspondece it puts todays date in the document rather than the date the correspondece was initiated
How do I get it to put on the original date,
Gary Mangham
garymang (798)
560871 2007-06-20 06:40:00 Insert > Date and Time - deselect (take the tick out of) Update Automatically Scouse (83)
560872 2007-06-20 07:08:00 Depends what date it is.
There are many dates in word but none with a hot blonde.

Anyway the trick Scouse suggests works when creating a document.

Generally the saved document will update the DATE when you open the document.

If it is not doing this and its changing only when you print then you should change it by..
1) highlight the date field (it should be selected..)
2) Type over the field the date you want.

You can use <SHIFT>+<F9> to see what the field is.
If its printdate then well maybe it should not be changed?
zcc (50)
560873 2007-06-20 07:14:00 Oh i forgot...

<CTRL>+<SHIFT>+<F9>

This will convert the field into its value... so no need to type over it, just highlight it and press the above key combination...

I knew I should have had a beer first!
zcc (50)
560874 2007-06-22 05:06:00 Thanks but is there anyway that you can look or print a saved document and automatically have the date (say correspondence) that it was created on. If you are doing a follow up on a letter and you attach the original letter you want the date on the original to be when the original letter was written. garymang (798)
560875 2007-06-22 05:37:00 Thanks but is there anyway that you can look or print a saved document and automatically have the date (say correspondence) that it was created on. If you are doing a follow up on a letter and you attach the original letter you want the date on the original to be when the original letter was written.

Are you using a template?
Sweep (90)
560876 2007-06-22 08:29:00 hi gary*. If you are using a blank document (Normal.dot) then simply: Insert > Date and Time - and do not tick Update Automatically Scouse (83)
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