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The Date Your Document was Last Printed

Summary: One of the dynamic pieces of information you can place in a document is the date it was last printed out. It's easy to do using a special field.

One of the pieces of information that Word maintains about documents is when they were last printed. Every time you print your document, this piece of information is updated. There may be times when you want to display this "last printed" date in your document. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Position the insertion point where you want the date to appear.
  2. Make sure the Insert tab of the Ribbon is displayed.
  3. In the Text group, click Quick Parts and then Field. Word displays the Field dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
  4. Choose Date and Time from the Categories drop-down list. Word updates the choices in the Field Names list.
  5. Select PrintDate from the field list at the left side of the dialog box.
  6. Click on Options or Field Codes to select a date format, if desired.
  7. Click on OK to insert the field.

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