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Q73848: Time/Date Stamp Workaround for Notepad

Article: Q73848
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-JAN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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The time/date stamp in Windows Notepad does not display the time on the
document.

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

1. From the File menu, choose Page Setup.

2. In the header or footer section, whichever you would like to use, enter the
  following:

  " &d, &t " (without the quotation marks)

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
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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.

Additional query words: *time&date date stamp win30

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a

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