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DirkRuana
Qrew Captain
3 years ago

Exact Forms Plus

Hello:

I am just trying to create a date stamp on an Exact Forms Plus document.  Simply the date that document was created.
Trying to determine the right format.  I know there is the [EF PDF Date] field, but that is created as the document is generated and does not appear/post on the new Exact Forms PDF.

I've tried ~Now ()~, but that is incorrect.

What am I doing wrong?

Dirk

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  • KeithJusas's avatar
    KeithJusas
    Qrew Captain
    3 years ago
    Hi Dirk,
      Now() doesn't work as you can see.

    There are a few options:
    1. You can use this format in the template to  display the current date:  ~d#today#MM/dd/yyyy~ 
    2. You can also use MS Word itself to display the current date.
      So in the template itself
      • Put your cursor in the word document where you want the date to appear (see attached)
      • From the word menu items click Insert and then the click Date & Time
      • In the popup that appears select the format you want to use and click the update automatically checkbox

    More info can be found here:http://qbtools.helpdocsonline.com/document-templates

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    • DirkRuana's avatar
      DirkRuana
      Qrew Captain
      3 years ago
      Worked Perfect.

      Never even thought about MS Word option.

      Thank you,

      Dirk

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      • KeithJusas's avatar
        KeithJusas
        Qrew Captain
        3 years ago
        That's why we start with a word document as the template, you can take advantage of a lot of the features and functionality built into MS Word

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