In Microsoft Word, WordPad, and other word processing or text tools, you may input date and time in a number of different forms. To add the date and time to your document, choose the option below and then follow the on-screen directions.
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Date and time input in Microsoft Word
Start up Microsoft Word.
Put the text cursor where you wish the date and time to appear.
On the ribbon, select the Insert tab.
Click Date and Time under Insert.
Make your selection for the date or time format you wish to add to the document. You may choose the Update automatically option if you want this information to be updated automatically.
Click Ok to insert after you have finished selecting the format.
Date and time input in WordPad
Start WordPad.
Put the text cursor where you wish the date and time to appear.
Click Date and Time under the Home tab.
Make your selection for the date or time format you wish to add to the document. Enter the date first, followed by the time, if you wish to insert a date and time.
There could be a feature to add the date and time to the document in other text and word processing tools. If the feature is accessible, it is frequently located on the Home or Insert tab, in the Edit or Insert menu, or in the context menu that appears when you right-click.
Some applications, like Notepad, only offer one or a small number of possibilities for entering date and time formats.
