Microsoft Word 2003/2004
Summary of Word Fields
In Word, many fields are available for insertion into a document. Although not every field is summarized here, the most commonly-used fields are listed below. All of the fields listed in this document can be inserted in a similar manner. For more information, refer to Inserting Fields.
Date and Time
The following fields insert date and time information.
| Field Name | Inserts... |
|---|---|
| CreateDate | The date the document was created |
| Date | Today's date |
| EditTime | The total document editing time |
| PrintDate | The date the document was last printed |
| SaveDate | The date the document was last saved |
| Time | The current time |
Document Information
The following fields insert general information about the document and data gathered from Summary information. For information on creating or editing a document summary, refer to Viewing or Editing Summary Information.
| Field Name | Inserts... |
|---|---|
| Author | The name of the document's author from Summary information |
| Comments | The comments from Summary information |
| DocProperty | Inserts the value of the selection from the Property scroll list |
| FileName | The document's filename |
| FileSize | The size on disk of the active document |
| Info | The data from Summary information |
| Keywords | The keywords from Summary information |
| LastSavedBy | The name of the user who last saved the document |
| NumChars | The number of characters in the document |
| NumPages | The number of pages in the document |
| NumWords | The number of words in the document |
| Subject | The document's subject from Summary information |
| Template | The name of the template attached to the document |
| Title | The document's title from Summary information |
Viewing or Editing Summary Information
For more complete instructions, refer to Working with Summary Information.
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From the File menu, select Properties
The Properties dialog box appears. -
Select the Summary tab
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In the text boxes, make the appropriate changes
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Click OK
User Information
The following fields insert information gathered from the User Information:
| Field Name | Inserts... |
|---|---|
| UserAddress | The address from User Information |
| UserInitials | The initials from User Information |
| UserName | The name from User Information |
Viewing or Editing User Information
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Windows: From the Tools menu, select Options...
The Options dialog box appears.
Macintosh: From the Word menu, select Preferences...
The Preferences dialog box appears. -
Windows: Select the User Information tab
Macintosh: From the Options list, select User Information -
In the text boxes, make the appropriate changes
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Click OK
