Time/Date Stamp Workaround for Notepad

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q73848

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SYMPTOMS

The time/date stamp in Windows Notepad does not display the time on the document.

WORKAROUND

To get the time and date to appear on the document:

From the File menu, choose Page Setup.
In the header or footer section, whichever you would like to use, enter the following:
```
      &d, &t
```

This prints the system date followed by a comma, a space, and then the system time. (This information does not appear on the screen.)

This is a temporary workaround that functions only as long as Notepad is active (minimized, in a window, or in full-screen mode). Once Notepad is closed, the header defaults back to "&f" and the footer defaults back to "Page &p".

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows versions 3.0 and 3.0a. This problem does not occur in later versions of Windows.

KBCategory: kbtool kbdisplay
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: *time&date date stamp win30

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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