How to save Word document with current date in filename?
If you need to add the current date in filename automatically when saving a Word document, how could you deal with this task in Word file?
Save a Word document with current date in filename with VBA code
Save a Word document with current date in filename with VBA code
To automatically add the current date into the filename when saving the Word document, please do with the following steps:
1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. And then, click Insert > Module, copy and paste below code into the opened blank module:
VBA code: Save a Word document with current date in filename
Public Sub FileSave1()
Dim xDlg As Dialog
Dim xTitle As String
On Error Resume Next
xTitle = ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Title").Value
xTitle = xTitle & " " & Format((Year(Now() + 1) Mod 100), "20##") & "-" & _
Format((Month(Now() + 1) Mod 100), "0#") & "-" & _
Format((Day(Now()) Mod 100), "0#")
Set xDlg = Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
xDlg.Name = xTitle
xDlg.Show
End Sub
3. After pasting the code into the module, press F5 key to run this code, and a Save As window is displayed with the current date automatically into the File name text box, see screenshot:
4. And then, you just need to type your own file name as you need, see screenshot:
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