Automatic date

[LindaB]

Hi +wave+
I have been asked if there is a way of inserting an automatic date to display on screen (as in powerpoint) as we are encouraged to always display the date but this has to be changed maunually each time a flipchart is used. I know there isn't a tool directly in the software but just wondered if anyone had a useful little file they could share with me to link to!

[LisaD]

I don't think this will automatically update but there IS a tool you can add to any of your toolbars that will automatically place the date and time on your flipchart page.

Here is the copy from the help files about this from my computer. (I'm using a Mac.)

Timestamp Tool

The Timestamp Tool adds the current date and time in the top left hand corner of your Flipchart or Desktop Flipchart page. The timestamp is a text object, which you can edit as any other normal piece of text. It is applied to the page in the following format:

DD/MM/YYYY hh:mm:ss

D
Day
M
Month
Y
Year
h
Hour
m
Minute
s
Second
The Timestamp behaves like a normal text object. Using the Marquee Select tool, click anywhere on the Timestamp to select it and display the pickup boxes. To move it, click on the free mover pickup box and drag the Timestamp to a new position on your page. Click on the rotator pickup box and move the ACTIVpen to rotate the stamp around it's centre point.

To resize the timestamp, double click on it and select the Increase Object Size button or Decrease Object Size button . Or you can edit and format it using the Text Palette, refer to the section about the Text Palette.

The timestamp remains as static text since it does not update itself every time you open the page. If you need to update your timestamp, click on the Timestamp Tool to apply a new one and delete the old timestamp if needed.

Lisa