Brother International PDP350CJ Owner's Manual - English - Page 146

Inserting the current time You can insert the current time in a document. You might do this to time stamp" a fax or journal entry. The time appears in the HH:MM:SS format (hours: minutes: seconds). Alternatively, you can insert special time characters to add the current time in a different format. "To insert the current time: 1. Position the insertion point where you want to insert the current time. 2. Choose Insert Special from the Edit menu. A submenu appears. 3. Choose Current Time from the submenu. Word Processing inserts the current time in the HH:MM:SS format (such as 12:45:59 PM"). The time isentered just as if you had typed it yourself. It is automatically updated. Inserting a number (counter) Once you insert special numbers, you cannot change their value; their value depends on internal Word Processing calculations. Word Processing keeps track of certain information in a document automatically, such as the current page number, or the number of pages. To display any of these numbers, insert the appropriate special number character in your document in the format you want. "To insert a special number: 1. Position the insertion point where you want to insert the number. 2. Choose Insert Special from the Edit menu. A submenu appears. 3. Choose Number from the submenu. A dialog box appears: Select a number type from this list. Select a number format from this list. 4. Select the number type from the Type list: S Page Number. This special character displays the current page number in the document. You can set the starting page number for a document. S Number of Pages. This special character displays the total number of pages in the document. 5. Select the number format from the Format list: Number, Uppercase Letter, Lowercase Letter, Uppercase Roman, and Lowercase Roman (Roman numerals such as XII or xii). 6. Click on Insert. Word Processing inserts the number from the list in the format you specified. Word Processing 133