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Protecting The Date In A Word Template

Do you have a letter template that you designed for creating new letters you?  If so, you may notice the line that has the current date is automatically updated each time that you open the letter to view it.

You can prevent this from happening by using the “IncludeText” field.  To use this field, open a new, blank document.  On the “Insert” menu, select “Field…”.  From the list of fields, select “IncludeText”.  At the top, enter the path and name of the file.

Next, check the top option box that says “Prevent fields from being updated”.  Click “OK”, and the text is inserted without any fields being updated.  Formatting is preserved in the new document.