Moreover, you can set the inserted date to be automatically updated every time the page is saved. This means
that every time you make a modification to a page and save it, the current date is added.
The Insert Date command uses your system clock to get the current date. In addition, you can elect to add a
day name (for example, Thursday) and the time to the basic date information. After the date text is inserted,
it can be formatted like any other text??”adding color or a specific font type or changing the date??™s size.
To insert the current date, follow these steps:
1. Choose Insert ??? Date or select the Date object from the Common category of the Insert bar. The
Insert Date dialog box, shown in Figure 8-21, is displayed.
FIGURE 8-21
Keep track of when a file is updated by using the Date command.
2. If desired, select a Day Format to include in the date from the drop-down list. The options are as
follows:
[No Day] Thu
Thursday, thu,
Thursday thu
Thu
3. Select the desired date format from the drop-down list. The example formats are as follows:
March 7, 1974 7/03/74
07-Mar-1974 07.03.1974
7-mar-74 07.03.74
03/07/1974 7-03-1974
3/7/74 7 March, 1974
1974-03-07 74-03-07
7/3/74
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If you are creating Web pages for the global market, consider using the format designated by
the 1974-03-07 example.
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