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Michelle 4/14/2006 3:22 AM PST
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  Hello,
Is it possible to change the date in the footer in PowerPoint to a format
that is not an option. I am wanting to add brackets to one of the options?
 
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John Wilson 4/14/2006 4:03 AM PST
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  Not sure I understand what you need to do.

Will this help: On the master slide first delete date/time from the date box
and then > insert date and time. You can edit it on the master slide (ie add
brackets etc)
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Hope that helps


"Michelle" wrote:

> Hello,
> Is it possible to change the date in the footer in PowerPoint to a format
> that is not an option. I am wanting to add brackets to one of the options?
 
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Michelle 4/14/2006 6:55 AM PST
   
  Good afternoon Mr Wilson,

Thank you very much that has is great.

I hope you have a good Easter.

Kindest regards

Michelle

"John Wilson" wrote:

> Not sure I understand what you need to do.
>
> Will this help: On the master slide first delete date/time from the date box
> and then > insert date and time. You can edit it on the master slide (ie add
> brackets etc)
> --
> Hope that helps
>
>
> "Michelle" wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > Is it possible to change the date in the footer in PowerPoint to a format
> > that is not an option. I am wanting to add brackets to one of the options?
 
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Echo S 4/14/2006 8:40 AM PST
   
 
"Michelle" <Michelle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> Is it possible to change the date in the footer in PowerPoint to a format
> that is not an option. I am wanting to add brackets to one of the options?

I would put the brackets on the slide master in the date placeholder. So
you'd have something like this:

[<date/time>]

The <date/time> tells the master to pull the info from View|Headers and
Footers. So, go to View|Headers and Footers and check the box to show date
and time and choose either "fixed" or "update automatically."

That will then show [04/14/2006] (or whatever format you chose in
View|Header and Footer) on your slides.

I wouldn't delete the <date/time> from the placeholder in the slide master,
especially if you want the date to update automatically.

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TC 11/16/2006 12:44 PM PST
   
  I would like to format my date/time differently. Is it possible to custom
format how the date/time shows? For example, I would like the following date
to show as:

16 Nov 06 1541Z
(I'd like to use the 24 hour clock if possible, with a 'Z' to indicate
universal time)
as

161541ZNOV06

Is this possible? I couldn't find anything yet that would allow me to do that.
Thanks,
TC


"Echo S" wrote:

>
> "Michelle" <Michelle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4C837A7A-E8ED-4EC4-98D7-2480B7A2009D@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> > Is it possible to change the date in the footer in PowerPoint to a format
> > that is not an option. I am wanting to add brackets to one of the options?
>
> I would put the brackets on the slide master in the date placeholder. So
> you'd have something like this:
>
> [<date/time>]
>
> The <date/time> tells the master to pull the info from View|Headers and
> Footers. So, go to View|Headers and Footers and check the box to show date
> and time and choose either "fixed" or "update automatically."
>
> That will then show [04/14/2006] (or whatever format you chose in
> View|Header and Footer) on your slides.
>
> I wouldn't delete the <date/time> from the placeholder in the slide master,
> especially if you want the date to update automatically.
>
> --
> Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
> Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
> PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com
>
>
>
 
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Bill Dilworth 11/16/2006 8:22 PM PST
   
  To use a custom date format you will need to generate using some code. Do
you know VBA?

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com www.pptfaq.com
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"TC" <TC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F2BC185E-CE50-4BB4-9BFD-FA3AE3ED422F@microsoft.com...
>I would like to format my date/time differently. Is it possible to custom
> format how the date/time shows? For example, I would like the following
> date
> to show as:
>
> 16 Nov 06 1541Z
> (I'd like to use the 24 hour clock if possible, with a 'Z' to indicate
> universal time)
> as
>
> 161541ZNOV06
>
> Is this possible? I couldn't find anything yet that would allow me to do
> that.
> Thanks,
> TC
>
>
> "Echo S" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Michelle" <Michelle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4C837A7A-E8ED-4EC4-98D7-2480B7A2009D@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello,
>> > Is it possible to change the date in the footer in PowerPoint to a
>> > format
>> > that is not an option. I am wanting to add brackets to one of the
>> > options?
>>
>> I would put the brackets on the slide master in the date placeholder. So
>> you'd have something like this:
>>
>> [<date/time>]
>>
>> The <date/time> tells the master to pull the info from View|Headers and
>> Footers. So, go to View|Headers and Footers and check the box to show
>> date
>> and time and choose either "fixed" or "update automatically."
>>
>> That will then show [04/14/2006] (or whatever format you chose in
>> View|Header and Footer) on your slides.
>>
>> I wouldn't delete the <date/time> from the placeholder in the slide
>> master,
>> especially if you want the date to update automatically.
>>
>> --
>> Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
>> Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
>> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
>> PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com
>>
>>
>>


 
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TC 11/17/2006 4:42 AM PST
   
  Hi Bill,

No, I don't. I do use Access and was trying yesterday to see if I could
create something there to bring over to PowerPoint. But wasn't having much
success. I know in Access you can use the "=date()", "=time()" or "=now()".
That's about as far as I got.

Thank you..Tom

"Bill Dilworth" wrote:

> To use a custom date format you will need to generate using some code. Do
> you know VBA?
>
> --
> Bill Dilworth
> A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
> Users helping fellow users.
> http://billdilworth.mvps.org
> -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
> vestprog2@ Please read the PowerPoint FAQ pages.
> yahoo. They answer most of our questions.
> com www.pptfaq.com
> ..
>
>
>
> "TC" <TC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F2BC185E-CE50-4BB4-9BFD-FA3AE3ED422F@microsoft.com...
> >I would like to format my date/time differently. Is it possible to custom
> > format how the date/time shows? For example, I would like the following
> > date
> > to show as:
> >
> > 16 Nov 06 1541Z
> > (I'd like to use the 24 hour clock if possible, with a 'Z' to indicate
> > universal time)
> > as
> >
> > 161541ZNOV06
> >
> > Is this possible? I couldn't find anything yet that would allow me to do
> > that.
> > Thanks,
> > TC
> >
> >
> > "Echo S" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Michelle" <Michelle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:4C837A7A-E8ED-4EC4-98D7-2480B7A2009D@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hello,
> >> > Is it possible to change the date in the footer in PowerPoint to a
> >> > format
> >> > that is not an option. I am wanting to add brackets to one of the
> >> > options?
> >>
> >> I would put the brackets on the slide master in the date placeholder. So
> >> you'd have something like this:
> >>
> >> [<date/time>]
> >>
> >> The <date/time> tells the master to pull the info from View|Headers and
> >> Footers. So, go to View|Headers and Footers and check the box to show
> >> date
> >> and time and choose either "fixed" or "update automatically."
> >>
> >> That will then show [04/14/2006] (or whatever format you chose in
> >> View|Header and Footer) on your slides.
> >>
> >> I wouldn't delete the <date/time> from the placeholder in the slide
> >> master,
> >> especially if you want the date to update automatically.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
> >> Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
> >> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
> >> PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
 
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