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    How do I turn off the "automatic update date" feature in Word?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by akwit, Jun 12, 2012.

  1. akwit

    akwit Notebook Deity

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    For some reason, I am out-of-the-blue having an issue with docs that had dates in them; when I open the document, all of the various dates that I have before, are now replaced with todays date. I dont ever remember setting the default to always display todays date...

    How I do turn this off for ALL present and future documents?

    I am using Word 2010.
     
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    So the date is a mail merge field? If so change the field to {createdate}.

    If that doesn't work then try this:

    To lock a field so that field results are not updated, click the field, and then press CTRL+F11.
    To unlock a field so that field results can be updated, click the field, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+F11.
     
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  3. akwit

    akwit Notebook Deity

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    TreeTops-I appreciate the response but I dont think I understood anything you said here :eek:

    I dont know what a mail merge field is.
    All I know is that when I opened a doc with dates in it that I previously had put in (think a journal)-I opened it and ALL of the dates that I had been accruing from previous journal entries (two years worth!) were suddenly all changed to the date of when I last opened the doc (a couple of days ago).
     
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    Thank you Josea.

    I am still however, not following. Do i actually type in "CREATEDATE" into those fields? When I do that and then toggle back using alt+F9, nothing happens and the dates remain the same.

    Also, how did I manage to set a template for this one random document? All I ddi was open a new document...does it mean I am going to have this same problem with all future documents as well?
     
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    You said: "When I do that and then toggle back using alt+F9, nothing happens and the dates remain the same."

    Yes, it will keep that date. Save it and open next day to see if it retained the date or put in a new date.

    That template you opened must of had a date field inserted somehow. Next time use a new page template and see if your problem re-occurs.
     
    TreeTops Ranch, Jun 14, 2012
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