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Last updated 11/16/2011
Creation Date, Modification Date, and Output Date
Creation Date inserts the date or time the document is first saved; Modification Date inserts the date or time the
document was last saved to disk; Output Date inserts the date or time the document starts a print job, exports to PDF,
or packages the document. You can insert text before and after the date, and you can modify the date format for all
date variables.
Date Format You can type date formats directly into the Date Format box, or you can choose format options by
clicking the triangle to the right of the box. For example, the date format “MM/dd/yy” displays as 12/22/07. By
changing the format to “MMM. d, yyyy” the date will display as Dec. 22, 2007.
Date variables use the language applied to text. For example, the creation date may appear in Spanish text as “01
diciembre 2007” and in German as “01 Dezember 2007.”
File Name
This variable inserts the name of the current file into the document. It’s commonly added to the slug area of the
document for printing or used in headers and footers. In addition to Text Before and Text After, you can choose the
following options.
Include Entire Folder Path Select to include the full folder path with the file name. The standard path conventions for
either Windows or Mac OS are used.
Abbreviation Description Example
M Month number, no leading zero 8
MM Month number, leading zero 08
MMM Abbreviated month name Aug
MMMM Full month name August
d Day number, no leading zero 5
dd Day number, leading zero 05
E Weekday name, abbreviated Fri
EEEE Full weekday name Friday
yy or YY Year number, last two digits 07
y (Y) or yyyy (YYYY) Full year number 2007
G or GGGG Era, abbreviated or expanded AD or Anno Domini
h Hour, no leading zero 4
hh Hour, leading zero 04
H Hour, no leading zero, 24-hour format 16
HH Hour, leading zero, 24-hour format 16
m Minute, no leading zero 7
mm Minute leading zero 07
s Second, no leading zero 7
ss Second, leading zero 07
a AM or PM, two characters PM
z or zzzz Time zone, abbreviated or expanded PST or Pacific Standard Time