How to Insert Time, Date and Time in Word: Insert Time into Word

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When editing Word documents, you can insert any content such as inserting images into Word, inserting tables into Word, etc. You can even insert the current time into the content. Instead of having to enter it manually, there is a very simple automatic time-insertion on Word.

We can insert date and time format in Vietnamese style or insert English date and time format. The following article will guide you how to insert the current date and time into Word.

Note to readers, before proceeding to insert the date and time content into Word, users need to adjust the date and time on the computer to match the current time.

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1. Insert Time into Vietnamese-Style Word

Step 1:

Click on the content to insert the date and time, click on the Insert tab and then select the Data & Time item.

Step 2:

Display the Data and Time dialog box, users click on Update automatically. Adding this auto-update option will allow us to edit and update the time when inserting the date and time into the content.

Then, at Language section, select English and choose the type of date and time you want to use. Click OK to insert the time into the content.

Step 3:

As a result we will see the current date and time, with the time format you have chosen to display in the textual content.

Since the setting uses automatic update mode, when you click on the timeline, the Update button will be displayed to update the current time.

We can also press F9 to update or right-click the time and select Update Field to update the current date and time.

2. Insert the Date and Time into English-Style Word

We also click on the Insert tab and then click on Data & Time. Then in the Data and Time dialog box, select the language English (US).

Continue users to click Update automatically and select the type of date and time in the list to insert into Word.

The end result will also be date and time with the English style format displayed in the content.

Inserting the date, time, and month into Word is very simple. You just need to choose which date format you want to insert, between English and Vietnamese. It is recommended to use automatic update mode to change the Word insert time when needed.

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