Whenever you open an old Word document or template containing a date field, it will replace the original date in the document with the current date, causing frustration and confusion. (When you click on the date within your document and it turns grey, you know it is a field.)
What if you stumble upon such a document and you want to revert back to the date the Word document was first saved?
Here’s how:
1. Right-click the date field and select Toggle Field Codes from the drop-down list.
2. Change the DATE or TIME word inside the code to CREATEDATE.
3. Right-click the date field and select Toggle Field Codes from the drop-down list.
4. If necessary, right-click the date field and select Update Field from the drop-down list.
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10 May 2013
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Tame your computer - solve your date dilemma
10 May 2013
In her regular series for Cambridge Network members, software training expert Karen Roem offers handy tips to help you 'Tame your computer'. This week she describes how to revert back to the date that a document was first saved (Word 2003-2010)...