Hi Ted,
I think if you use a { CREATEDATE } field in the main document, it should do
that.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP
> Is there a way to have Word's mail merge program
> automatically place the current date into a merged letter?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Ted