Current date or time

You can insert the current date or time anywhere in the document, except for the headers and footers.

To insert the current date, do the following:

1.Place the cursor in the place of the document where you want to insert the current date.

2.Insert the date in one of the ways:

•In the Command menu, select Insert > Date.

•On the Toolbar, click  More and in the drop-down list select Date.

•Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + ; ( Cmd + ;).

The format of the inserted date is determined by the regional settings of the system.

To insert the current time, do the following:

1.Place the cursor in the place of the document where you want to insert the current time.

2.Insert the time in one of the ways:

•In the Command menu, select Insert > Time.

•On the Toolbar, click More and in the drop-down list select Time.

•Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + ; ( Cmd +  Shift + ;).