Field codes: SaveDate field - Word - Microsoft Office Online

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Field codes: SaveDate field

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2003

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

Inserts the date and time a document was last saved, using information ("Modified") on the Statistics tab in the Properties dialog box (File menu).

Unless you select a different format, the date and time are displayed in the format specified as part of the regional settings in Microsoft Windows Control Panel.

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\@ "Date-Time Picture"

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

To use a format that's not shown in the Field dialog box, click Field Codes and type the format switch (format switch (\*): A switch or instruction that specifies the capitalization, numeral style, and character formatting that Microsoft Word uses in a field result.) directly in the Field code box.

\h

Specifies use of the Hijri/Lunar calendar.

\s

Specifies use of the Saka Era calendar.

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To print information such as "Document last changed: 6 November 1996 at 1320 hours" on each page of a document, insert the following text and field in a header or footer (header and footer: A header, which can consist of text or graphics, appears at the top of every page in a section. A footer appears at the bottom of every page. Headers and footers often contain page numbers, chapter titles, dates, and author names.):

Document last changed: { SAVEDATE \@ "d MMMM yyyy 'at' HHmm 'hours' " }