Ah, yes my mistake for assuming what you were using. I'll have to look into writer. I just tried inserting a table (1x1) and putting the formula, no good.
Regards, Joel On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 7:54 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P < webmas...@krackedpress.com> wrote: > > That will give the current date you inserted the date into the document, > but not update it when you use the template later. I tried that once and > it did not work. > > I never tried the =TODAY() > in my template, or know how to insert it in a Writer template. That looks > like it is made for a Calc spreadsheet template. > > I use the Insert Fields a lot of times. Date, Page number and count, > etc., etc., for my documents, but never in a template when the date and > time must be updated every time I use the template or do any editing of the > document and need the date/time be reflected automatically. > > > On 10/19/2012 10:43 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > >> Hi :) >> Doesn't just >> Insert - Fields - Date >> do the trick? Does that just insert the date today and then not update >> in the future? It should update but i have a funny feeling it doesn't work >> as intended so i'm curious to know if that hasn't worked for you. >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________**__ >>> From: bill <will...@techservsys.com> >>> To: users@global.libreoffice.org >>> Sent: Friday, 19 October 2012, 15:26 >>> Subject: [libreoffice-users] Inserting a code for today's date >>> >>> Is there any way I can insert code so that when I open a template the >>> date is the date that the document is opened rather than the date it was >>> created ? >>> >>> -- Bill Drescher >>> william {at} TechServSys {dot} com >>> >>> >>> -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: >>> users+help@global.libreoffice.**org<users%2bh...@global.libreoffice.org> >>> Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** >>> unsubscribe/<http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/> >>> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** >>> Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> >>> List archive: >>> http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/users/<http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/> >>> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >>> deleted >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+help@global.libreoffice.** > org <users%2bh...@global.libreoffice.org> > Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** > unsubscribe/<http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/> > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** > Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > List archive: > http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/users/<http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/> > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- *Joel Madero* LibO QA Volunteer jmadero....@gmail.com -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted