Insert the date and time a document was created, last printed, or last saved

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1. Click where you want to insert the date or time.
2. On the Insert menu, click Field.
3. In the Categories box, click Date and Time.
4. In the Field names box, click the field (field: A set of codes that instructs Microsoft Word to insert text, graphics, page numbers, and other material into a document automatically. For example, the DATE field inserts the current date.) you want to insert.
5. In the Date formats box, click the date format you want — for example, February 13, 2002 or 13 February 2002.

 Note   To update a date or time field, right-click the date or time in the document, and then click Update Field.