Field codes: Date field

{ DATE [ \@ "Date-Time Picture"] [Switches] }

Inserts the current date. Microsoft Word inserts a DATE field when you click Insert Date on the Header and Footer toolbar. Unless you select a different format, the date is displayed in the format specified as part of the regional settings in Microsoft Windows Control Panel. To change this setting for Word, use the Default button in the Date and Time dialog box (Insert menu).

Note   The DATE and TIME fields can display a date, a time, or both, depending on the format you specify in a date-time picture switch.

Switches

\@ "Date-Time Picture"

Specifies a date format other than the default format. If you select a format in the Field dialog box (Field command, Insert menu), Word inserts a corresponding date-time picture switch.

To use a format that's not listed in the Field dialog box, click the Field Codes button and type the format switch directly in the Field codes box. Learn more about date-time picture switches.

\l

Inserts the date with the last format selected using the Date and Time command (Insert menu).

\h

Specifies use of the Hijri/Lunar calendar.

\s

Specifies use of the Saka Era calendar.

Examples

{ DATE \@ "dddd, MMMM d" } displays Saturday, November 26

{ DATE \@ "h:mm am/pm, dddd, MMMM d" } displays 10:00 AM, Saturday, November 26