Re: Dates in a form

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 04/23/04


Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 01:40:42 -0700

Hi see comments inline:

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Ian,
>
>Your question is more complex than you might think
because of things you
>didn't tell us.
>
>Form? Do you mean:
> Template?
> Online Form created using the forms toolbar?
> UserForm? (custom dialog box created and used with
visual basic for
>applications)

A form where you go to insert / field / date, and then
the date appears ( and i assume supposed to update
automatically.

>
>How are you inserting the date to start with?

See above
>
>Which version of Word are you using?

2000

Any help would be great,

Thanks
>--
>
>Charles 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://www.mvps.org/word which is
awesome!
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>"Ian" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
message
>news:2c9401c42871$955556f0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Ive entered a date field in a form, and its supposed to
>> change automatically to reflect the current date, but
>> each time im having to right click on it and update it
>> manually
>>
>> Ive tried it on an xp machine and it works perfectly 
but
>> not on my w2k machine?
>>
>> Any ideas on how i can have it so it updates
>> automatically?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>
>
>.
>


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