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<h3>How do I insert a variable for the current date into the footer of my document?</h3>
<P><!-- ^^^ -->Follow these steps: 
</P>
<UL>
	<LI><P>Insert a footer into your document
	(if you don't already have one) by selecting: Insert -&gt; Footer -&gt;
	Standard 
	</P>
	<LI><P>With the cursor in the footer
	area, select: Insert -&gt; Fields -&gt; Other 
	</P>
	<LI><P>In the dialog that appears, be
	sure that the 'DocInformation' tab is selected (click to select) 
	</P>
	<LI><P>If you want the date to update
	each time the document is modified, select 'Modified' in the 'Type'
	list. Other choices are 'Last Printed', 'Created', etc. 
	</P>
	<LI><P>In the 'Select' list, click on
	'Date' 
	</P>
	<LI><P>In the 'Format' list, click on the
	format desired 
	</P>
	<LI><P>Make sure that the check box next
	to 'Fixed content' is <B>not</B> checked 
	</P>
	<LI><P>Click on 'Insert' 
	</P>
	<LI><P>Click on 'Close' 
	</P>
</UL>
<P>You should now see the current date. If you see the name of the
date field, select: View -&gt; Fields (to turn off the check mark
next to this choice). If you see nothing, it may be because you have
not yet saved your document for the first time.</P>
<P><!-- ^^^ --></P>
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