Word O7 Changes Dates In Doc Automatically

robertp779 · 05-25-2008, 07:29 AM

This is strange!!!

I recently upgraded from 2000 to 07 Word. I've got a long document, that I add text to periodically, and each time I add text, I insert current date. So my document has or had dates going back more than a year.

Well now, Word has changed ALL the dates to Current??? Yes, this document, over 40 pages, now every place I entered a date shows todays date??? And tomorrow it will show That date???

Seems like must be simple fix to stop from doing that, but now I wonder if I can get back all my original dates??

Thanks,
Robert

**peterhuang913** · 05-25-2008, 10:42 AM

Inside Microsoft Word. Press ALT+I, then T. Uncheck 'Update Automatically'.

robertp779 · 05-26-2008, 07:59 AM

hey thanks for that. it's updated all dates (probably more than 50) in my 40 page doc to yesterdays date!!!!! wonder if i can get back original dates? any ideas?

**peterhuang913** · 05-26-2008, 10:52 AM

Nah, you can't. Not that I know of.

David M58 · 05-26-2008, 11:10 AM

I believe peterhuang913 is right. If you inserted the dates by selecting Date and Time in the Insert menu, and you had the Update automatically option checked, or if you used Alt-Shift-D to insert the dates, then you inserted date fields into your document which always update to the current date when the document is opened.

05-25-2008, 07:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
robertp779 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Word O7 Changes Dates In Doc Automatically This is strange!!! I recently upgraded from 2000 to 07 Word. I've got a long document, that I add text to periodically, and each time I add text, I insert current date. So my document has or had dates going back more than a year. Well now, Word has changed ALL the dates to Current??? Yes, this document, over 40 pages, now every place I entered a date shows todays date??? And tomorrow it will show That date??? Seems like must be simple fix to stop from doing that, but now I wonder if I can get back all my original dates?? Thanks, Robert

05-25-2008, 10:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
peterhuang913 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 946 OS: XP Home SP2	Re: Word O7 Changes Dates In Doc Automatically Inside Microsoft Word. Press ALT+I, then T. Uncheck 'Update Automatically'.

05-26-2008, 07:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
robertp779 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: Word O7 Changes Dates In Doc Automatically hey thanks for that. it's updated all dates (probably more than 50) in my 40 page doc to yesterdays date!!!!! wonder if i can get back original dates? any ideas?

05-26-2008, 10:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
peterhuang913 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 946 OS: XP Home SP2	Re: Word O7 Changes Dates In Doc Automatically Nah, you can't. Not that I know of.

05-26-2008, 11:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
David M58 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 160 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Word O7 Changes Dates In Doc Automatically I believe peterhuang913 is right. If you inserted the dates by selecting Date and Time in the Insert menu, and you had the Update automatically option checked, or if you used Alt-Shift-D to insert the dates, then you inserted date fields into your document which always update to the current date when the document is opened.