Date field

[Mustang]

Simple question here regarding the date field in Word: Where does Word populate the date field from?

I have a document with the date field entered and every time I open it, it puts a false date and not the current date. I have checked the system/date entry in Control Panel and it shows the correct date so I am confused!!

 

[xoggoth]

If it is ok in other docs then maybe a bit of VBA code changing the date or just that field on open. Failing that I'd try changing the template, gotta be one of those I'd have thought.

 

[TheFaQQer]

Toggle the field to see what it is referring to - could be the current date, last saved date, last changed date...

 

[BoredBloke]

It's not populating it with the US date format is it? I find that a pain in the @rse when doing anything with VBA - so 11th Jan 09 would become 01/11/08