Text Objects: Inserting Date & Time - Avery Dennison Label Printer User Manual

Text Objects: Inserting Date & Time
The Date & Time information can only be inserted on the Master tab. To add the current
system date/time to your design, click the Master tab to make it active. Click inside a text
object and position the cursor where the information is to be inserted. If a text object is not
selected, one will automatically be created when the date/time is inserted.
Select Insert > Date & Time or click
on the Vertical toolbar. The Date & Time
dialog box appears.
Select the date and time Format from the
list of options. Under Insert As, select one
of the following options:
• Field - This option updates the date/time
fields automatically. Fields are updated
automatically when a field is inserted,
during printing, when opening the file and
when View > Update Fields is selected.
• Text - This option inserts the current date/
time text only. The date/time text will not
be updated.
Select the Custom option to define your own formats for the date and time using special
formatting characters. For a list of acceptable formatting characters and additional information
on customizing date and time formats, refer to the DesignPro Help file.
When all settings have been selected, click Insert. The current date/time is inserted.
Formatting Date & Time
To format a date/time field once it is generated, select the date/time field in the text object on
the Master tab. Select Format > Field Parameters > Date & Time. Format as desired and
click OK.
When formatting a date/time field, you can also right-click the text object containing the
date/time field to access Field Parameters > Date & Time.
To change the default settings for the Insert Date/Time tool, refer to the Customizing
DesignPro Settings section in DesignPro Tools.
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