Date on invoices

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When I pull up an old invoice from my invoice folder, it automatically
updates the date to today's date. How can I change this to always show the
original date?
Thank you.
 
You should use a CreateDate field in the template from which you create the
invoices.

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You are using a DATE or TIME field rather than a CREATEDATE field. This
field should be put in the original template if possible (instead of
inserting using the keyboard shortcut or header/footer toolbar button).

In the document in question, press Alt-F9 to display field codes. Then
change the field to a CREATEDATE field, press F9 and then Alt-F9.

See http://addbalance.com/word/datefields1.htm for information on the
different kinds of datefields and how to format them.

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Edit your template and use the CreateDate field instead of inserting the
DATE. In the template, it will show the date the template was created, but
when you open a new document based on the template, it will show the date
the document was created. This should never change.

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: When I pull up an old invoice from my invoice folder, it automatically
: updates the date to today's date. How can I change this to always show
the
: original date?
: Thank you.
 
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