How do I retain the date of a letter in Microsft Works. It updates to the current date when I revisit it?

Answer 1

Highlight it, click CTRL+C, then click Edit - Paste Special

Answer 2

It sounds as if the date is made by insert - field - time & date...etc., so it's a field that updates every time the file is opened. You can highlight the date and press ctrl-shift-F9 when the document is created. this will replace the field entry with the actual value ie the current date.
I use this in a standard letter template and have a macro named "autonew" that does this automatically as I create a new document, so the date is automatically entered and then fixed. It is in the word help files, but buried deep.

Answer 3

Simply don't save the file when you close it so it will revert back to the original document.

Answer 4

make it read only