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Subject:RE: Date field in Word From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 17 May 2005 10:23:56 -0400
CTRL+F11 will freeze the date -- or any other field -- just like it says
in the Help file. But since you can't guarantee that your programmers
will follow instructions, be aware that they can always unfreeze the
date (CTRL+SHIFT+F11). To *truly* protect a field from updating, you can
enclose it in a separate, password-protected section.
I mentioned the mnemonic (Alt,I,T) in hopes that your IT folks would
find it appealing/amusing. It offers the crucial check box in Word 2003
and older versions.
-- Dan Goldstein
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Posada
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:53 AM
> To: Dan Goldstein; TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Date field in Word
>
> > Easier than that: Have them select Insert|Date and Time,
> > and make sure
> > that the "Update Automatically" check box is cleared.
>
> Word 2003...there is no check box for that function when they
> select "Field" to insert the date and I cannot guarantee that
> they will always use "Date and Time" over "Field"....these
> are programmers.
>
> Also, they might be using their own template and I need a way
> to freeze the date if they've already inserted it.
>
> Back to my question...will CTRL F11 freeze the date?
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