Hi. How can I automatically insert the current year into a doc that updates itself? Thanks

Hi fithawk,

You don't need a useform or vba coding for this, Simply use a DATE field in the document, coded as:
{DATE \@ YYYY}

Note: The field brace pairs (ie '{ }') for the above example are created via Ctrl-F9 - you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message.

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Probably me being a basic user! Getting a syntax error when pasting your field?

I am unable to replicate that behaviour. Can you describe exactly what you're doing?

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Highlighting area for insertion, going to quick parts/field codes/formula (pasting your formula there). Hope that helps? Thanks

Well, that's not how I described creating the field but, provided you delete the '=' from the formula field's code, it should work fine.

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I'm a real newby to this version of Access (2016). I want to make an automatically incremental file number for each of my records. I want this format: YY-000-A. How do I get that both in a table and in my reports? Right now I have it split into 3 different fields. Is there a way to put it all in the same field? If not, how to I make the table field/report field just give me the two number year automatically? Thanks.

Ah! The root of the problem is that this is a forum about Word. While it is possible that a Word field would work in Access, I would not expect it to do so.
Using Date Fields in Microsoft Word

I suppose that's why the previous answers didn't make sense to me! That's what I get for not being more precise with Google. Thanks, and my apologies.

For Access-related questions, you should visit AccessForums: http://www.accessforums.net/

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Is there any way to insert the next year automatically in Word? That is to say, if the current year is YYYY, how can I insert YYYY+1?
Thanks

You could create a custom Quick Part (aka Building Block) containing a field coded as:
{={DATE \@ YYYY}+1}
Note: The field brace pairs (i.e. '{ }') for the above example are all created in the document itself, via Ctrl-F9 (Cmd-F9 on a Mac); you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message. Nor is it practical to add them via any of the standard Word dialogues.

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