"asf66" wrote in message
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Thanks for the idea. I am able to do it manually in both OL 2007 and Word.
Unfortunately, there is no info on having it happen automatically when one
wants to create a new email. I guess I can click on the Insert tab, then the
text box, but I thought this would be a no-brainer. perhaps I am missing
something.

Since Outlook 2007 uses Word as its mail editor, it's still a Word question.
See if either of these helps:
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/insertdate.asp
http://www.outlookcode.com/d/code/stampdate.htm
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]