Comments on: Shortcut to add current Date and Time in MS Office Word and Excel http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/ LyteByte - Byte of Technology, Computers, Internet, Office, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Tips, Tweaks Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:39:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sa http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-95578 Sa Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:24:15 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/#comment-95578 How do you remove the date and time from a document? How do you remove the date and time from a document?

]]> By: maggie http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-65991 maggie Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:07 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/#comment-65991 I need to add a date column in notepad how do I achieve this? I need to add a date column in notepad how do I achieve this?

]]> By: Mr.Byte http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-25212 Mr.Byte Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:23:54 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/#comment-25212 @Paul Robinson, I understand it now. I just tried it out and it happens only in Word and not in Excel. Thanks for letting us know. @Paul Robinson, I understand it now. I just tried it out and it happens only in Word and not in Excel. Thanks for letting us know.

]]> By: Paul Robinson http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-25210 Paul Robinson Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:10:12 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/#comment-25210 I should have said if you select it and press F9. I should have said if you select it and press F9.

]]> By: Mr.Byte http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-25208 Mr.Byte Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:48:44 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/#comment-25208 @Paul, Thanks Paul for your information and the help with macro. I was not sure what you are referring to but the time and date did not change for me even when I used F9 in Ofice 2007. @Paul, Thanks Paul for your information and the help with macro. I was not sure what you are referring to but the time and date did not change for me even when I used F9 in Ofice 2007.

]]> By: Paul Robinson http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-25174 Paul Robinson Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:11:30 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/#comment-25174 However it is easy to record a macro to do what I want, e.g. Sub timestamp() ' ' timestamp Macro ' Macro recorded 28/04/2008 by Paul J Robinson ' Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, Type:=wdFieldDate Selection.TypeParagraph Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, Type:=wdFieldTime Selection.MoveLeft Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=3, Extend:=wdExtend Selection.Copy Selection.PasteAndFormat (wdFormatPlainText) End Sub However it is easy to record a macro to do what I want, e.g.

Sub timestamp()
‘
‘ timestamp Macro
‘ Macro recorded 28/04/2008 by Paul J Robinson
‘
Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, Type:=wdFieldDate
Selection.TypeParagraph
Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, Type:=wdFieldTime
Selection.MoveLeft Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=3, Extend:=wdExtend
Selection.Copy
Selection.PasteAndFormat (wdFormatPlainText)
End Sub

]]> By: Paul Robinson http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-25173 Paul Robinson Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:54:54 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/#comment-25173 The introduction implies that this can be used to record permanently when an action was taken. It can't. As sson as you press F9, the date and time are recalculated. What's the use of that? The introduction implies that this can be used to record permanently when an action was taken. It can’t. As sson as you press F9, the date and time are recalculated. What’s the use of that?

]]> By: Atul http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Atul Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:03:51 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/#comment-242 you have mentioned nice keys shortcuts , can you provide few special keys shortcuts related to ms paint . you have mentioned nice keys shortcuts , can you provide few special keys shortcuts related to ms paint .

]]> By: Gili http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Gili Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:52:47 +0000 http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/03/27/shortcut-to-add-current-date-and-time-in-ms-office-word-and-excel/#comment-233 Good idea. Will post some of these from time to time. regards, Gili Good idea. Will post some of these from time to time.

regards,
Gili

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