last modified date in word footer

I would like to include a "Last Modified Date and Time" in the footer of a
Word document. I would like for this footer to be updated only when a change
is made to the document, not when the document is just opened, nor if it is
opened and printed. Further, even if the document is opened, printed, and
saved with no changes, I do not want the date and time in the footer to
update.

A corresponding question and answer for Excel is contained at:

www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/excel/11892/Putting-Last-Modified-Date-and-Time-in-Custom-Footer


Is there a similar solution in Word? Thanks very much for your help.

Charles
Fri Apr 21 11:48:40 CDT 2006

All that is available is the last saved date. Which will not be accurate if
you type modifications and print.
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"everson" <u21105@uwe> wrote in message news:5f1d7cc2937d2@uwe...
>I would like to include a "Last Modified Date and Time" in the footer of a
> Word document. I would like for this footer to be updated only when a
> change
> is made to the document, not when the document is just opened, nor if it
> is
> opened and printed. Further, even if the document is opened, printed, and
> saved with no changes, I do not want the date and time in the footer to
> update.
>
> A corresponding question and answer for Excel is contained at:
>
> www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/excel/11892/Putting-Last-Modified-Date-and-Time-in-Custom-Footer
>
>
> Is there a similar solution in Word? Thanks very much for your help.

everson
Fri Apr 21 13:54:26 CDT 2006

Is it also true that, using Last Saved Date, if I re-saved the document
without changes that the date in the footer would be updated? If so, that
would also not be what I am looking for. I guess I'm wondering if there
might be an add-in (or automatic macro), similar to the one noted for doing
this same thing in Excel(?).


Charles Kenyon wrote:
>All that is available is the last saved date. Which will not be accurate if
>you type modifications and print.
>>I would like to include a "Last Modified Date and Time" in the footer of a
>> Word document. I would like for this footer to be updated only when a
>[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>>
>> Is there a similar solution in Word? Thanks very much for your help.

Suzanne
Fri Apr 21 15:41:33 CDT 2006

Word won't save an unchanged document; the problem is that Update Fields
(which happens at print time) is considered a change.

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"everson" <u21105@uwe> wrote in message news:5f1ef39d79eda@uwe...
> Is it also true that, using Last Saved Date, if I re-saved the document
> without changes that the date in the footer would be updated? If so, that
> would also not be what I am looking for. I guess I'm wondering if there
> might be an add-in (or automatic macro), similar to the one noted for
doing
> this same thing in Excel(?).
>
>
> Charles Kenyon wrote:
> >All that is available is the last saved date. Which will not be accurate
if
> >you type modifications and print.
> >>I would like to include a "Last Modified Date and Time" in the footer of
a
> >> Word document. I would like for this footer to be updated only when a
> >[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> >>
> >> Is there a similar solution in Word? Thanks very much for your help.