If you see the field code instead of the date click the Office Button click Word Options click Advanced scroll down to display the Show document content section deselect the Update automatically check box and then click the OK button.

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The instructions provided seem to be a mix of steps from different versions of Microsoft Word. To stop seeing field codes (like those for dates) and see the actual content instead, you typically need to toggle the field code view off. In many versions of Word, this can be done by right-clicking the field and choosing to toggle field codes, or by using the shortcut Alt+F9. The specific path involving the Office Button and Word Options is more related to changing Word's overall settings rather than toggling the view of individual field codes.

If You See the Field Code Instead of the Date