WD: Keystrokes to Insert Page Number, Date, and Time in WinWord

ID: Q70018

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

When you are in the header/footer pane of a document, the Page Number, Date of Printing, and Time of Printing fields may be inserted by using keystrokes instead of using a mouse to select the Date, Time, and Page icons on the header/footer icon bar.

The keystrokes to insert the fields are:

   ALT+SHIFT+P (inserts Page Number)
   ALT+SHIFT+D (inserts Date of Printing)
   ALT+SHIFT+T (inserts Time of Printing)

MORE INFORMATION

These keystrokes may also be used in a document without activating the header/footer.

Reference(s):

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," pages 147 and 150.

KBCategory: kbprint KBSubcategory: kbfield Additional query words: 1.x 2.0 6.0 word6 6.0a 6.0c 7.0 word95 winword winword winword2 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c word97

Keywords          : kbprint kbualink97 kbfield 
Version           : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0 7.
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: July 31, 1997