werkform Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Hi, I'm looking for a function to insert the actual date (which should be updated automatically) to realise something like "published on 1st of july" or "updated on 12 th august". Is there anything like this already and I missed it? Harry M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, Harry. Several date/time variants are already there, and perhaps one of them will work? View > Studio > Fields You have choices of: date created date saved date printed date that you updated the text field. All of those dates can also have a time, and you have choices of format. To use one, with the cursor in a text field, double-click the name of the field you want to insert. HeiligerBimBam 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werkform Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 32 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: Several date/time variants are already there, and perhaps one of them will work? View > Studio > Fields You have choices of: date created date saved date printed date that you updated the text field. ok, I'm still exploring all the features hidden ... thx 4 the hint! Harry walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 3 hours ago, werkform said: I'm still exploring all the features Therefore, it is best to first ask and then write new requirements walt.farrell 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Doodlezz Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Hello guys, I also searched for this feature today. »Saved« under »Document Statistics« comes closest, because you probably save the document as soon as you make changes. However, if you only open the document to export it as a PDF and don't make any changes, a field that updates itself as soon as you open it might be handy. In fact, I assumed »Date & Time« would be this field, but it's static and takes only the date at the time you insert it. Greetings MrDoodlezz LCamachoDesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCamachoDesign Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 On 7/28/2019 at 9:15 PM, MrDoodlezz said: Hello guys, I also searched for this feature today. »Saved« under »Document Statistics« comes closest, because you probably save the document as soon as you make changes. However, if you only open the document to export it as a PDF and don't make any changes, a field that updates itself as soon as you open it might be handy. In fact, I assumed »Date & Time« would be this field, but it's static and takes only the date at the time you insert it. Greetings MrDoodlezz I came here to post a request precisely because of this situation. MrDoodlezz explained the issue I'm having word by word. +1 from me, a new field with a running clock is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 22 minutes ago, LCamachoDesign said: new field with a running clock is needed Or current field »Date & Time« with update options. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yormedia Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 11:54 AM, Pšenda said: Or current field »Date & Time« with update options. +1 for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Mark Daniel Posted October 18, 2019 Staff Share Posted October 18, 2019 I think you want 'Printed'. That updates on any kind of export. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Doodlezz Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 2:34 PM, Mark Daniel said: I think you want 'Printed'. That updates on any kind of export. Hey all! Thanks Mark – I guess that's the field we're looking for! To be fair this is a very odd name for this kind of function and I would never have found it by that label. Considering the users who create documents that are not necessarily intended for traditional Print. For example digital presentation-slides or briefing PDFs that need a timestamp. Greetings MrDoodlezz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryclapp Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 For anyone like me who found this thread via Google Search, <Current Date & Time> is now an option in the fields list, found under »General Information« Kim S and Jenna Appleseed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lutz Pietschker Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Thanks for all the input here. I am looking for something similar, but with additional formatting options. For example, I'd like to insert the last two digits of the current year (or "printed" year), like the "23" from "2023". In other words, a formatting option like what you have in the datetime modules of most script languages (in Python, the code I need would be %y). I saw the post that proposes to cover part of the APub date field by some opaque object, but honestly … no. It looks like a certain recipe for a lot of problems later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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