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Victoria Borwick - 06 Apr 2004 12:52 GMT

How do I use the auto date button on toolbar to insert the
date, and yet it not update?, so that when I go back to a
document days/months later, it currently puts todays date
in it, rather than the original date?

How do I get a toolbar short cut for the date, without it
auto updating?

I have NOT got the auto update checked in the date box,
where you first set your defaults on layout etc

Thanks

Victoria

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 06 Apr 2004 13:31 GMT

Instead of inserting the date from that source, select Fields from the
Insert menu and then insert a CREATEDATE field.

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Charles Kenyon - 06 Apr 2004 15:30 GMT

Once you create a CreateDate field formatted the way you want it, you can
select it and save it as an AutoText entry. You can give that AT entry a
keyboard shortcut (such as Alt-D) using the Customize dialog box.

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