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<paragraph id="par_id3154491" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">You can insert the current date as a field that updates each time you open the document, or as a field that does not update.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3147679" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Insert - Field - More Fields</emph> and click the <emph>Document</emph> tab.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3153415" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Click “Date” in the <item type="menuitem">Type</item> list and do one of the following:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3155602" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">To insert the date as a field that updates each time you open the document, click ”Date” in the <item type="menuitem">Select</item> list.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3154241" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">To insert the date as a field that does not update, click “Date (fixed)” in the <item type="menuitem">Select</item> list.</paragraph>
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