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Of course, what is still missing is today’s date. In the next lesson segment, we will
let TextMaker insert it automatically and in this way we will get acquainted with
fields.
Inserting dates and other fields
Today’s date should be inserted in the area below “Date:” which has remained
empty up until now. Of course we don’t want to type it manually; rather, we leave
this task to TextMaker.
Insert a tab following the text you just entered with the (Tab) key and invoke the
command Insert > Field.
The dialog box for Insert > Field
From the Field type list, select the field “Print date”. On the right, in the Date
Formats list, you can select the format in which the date is to be inserted. Choose
the desired format and click on Insert.
TextMaker now inserts the current date in the text and our letterhead looks something
like this:
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