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MS Office Forum / Word / Page Layout / February 2006Making revision dates on a footer
I working on a manual that might have updates for a single page/topic. I'd like to have the date (in the footer) reflect the latest revision date, but when I change the footer, it of course changes the date on the entire document. Suggestions please? Suggestion: Don't do it. a) There's no easy way to do it. Word doesn't track pages as such. They are not part of the document object model; only an artefact of printing. b) It's pointless. A lot of work for you, ignored by the reader, and of no benefit to anyone. >I working on a manual that might have updates for a single page/topic. I'd > like to have the date (in the footer) reflect the latest revision date, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Suggestions please? Seconding Jezebel's remarks... Consider using track changes to keep a complete record of your changes if that is necessary. http://addbalance.com/usersguide/track_changes.htm. Then publish/distribute a version (copy) showing the latest revision date with all changes accepted. If people need to see when something was changed, they can look at the original with track changes still on. You could even put out a pdf of this if it really is used.  SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. >I working on a manual that might have updates for a single page/topic. I'd > like to have the date (in the footer) reflect the latest revision date, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Suggestions please? |
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