Inserting the date

  1. To insert the date into a header or footer, put the cursor into the header or footer at the position where you want the date to appear. Next, select the Insert Date button from the Header and Footer toolbox (or select the Date and Time command from the Insert menu). The "Date" dialog appears.

  2. In this dialog, you can choose the format for the date and set some other options.

  3. Select the format you wish to use for the date in the Date Formats box.

  4. Click on the Include Day of Week check box to include the day of the week in long form (e.g. Tuesday); click again to include the day of the week in short form (e.g. Tue). Clicking again will clear the check box and the day of the week won't then be included.

  5. Click on the Update Automatically check box to remove the check if you want the current date to be printed, rather than the date at time of printing (this will be checked already by default). With the box left checked, an automatically updateable field is inserted.

Note: If you want to backdate or postdate a document, you should insert the current date in the format you want, with the Update Automatically box left unchecked. You can then edit the date as required. Alternatively, just type in the date as normal text.

Updating takes place in the background and the field is refreshed on the screen only when it is redrawn. The field will be updated when you print the document.

  1. Once you have chosen the date format and other options, click on OK to insert the date.