Microsoft Word Subtract constant from date's year

Question

How can I subtract a constant from the current date's year in Ms-Word?

Attempt

{ = {DATE\@"YYYY"} – 1983 \#"00" }

I keep getting: !Syntax Error, {

Answer 1

Try { = { Date @ "yyyy" } - 1983 }

Or

{ = { Date \@ "yyyy" } - 1983 \# 00 }

ALL of the field delimiter braces must be created using Ctrl+F9. That includes the ones for the Date field.

See Word MVP Graham Mayor's macro or Add-In to convert text representations of fields to true fields.

References:

• Dealing With Fields in Word - my article on Microsoft Site
• my page on Using Date Fields in Word
• Word Date Calculations Tutorial by Paul Edstein (macropod) - the definitive work on the subject