Adobe 65009333 User Guide - Page 133
Variable types, Number, Creation Date, Modification Date, and Output Date
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USING INCOPY CS4 127 Text pages" after the variable to create an "of 12 total pages" effect. You can also paste text into the boxes, but special characters such as tabs and auto page numbers are stripped out. To insert special characters, click the triangle to the right of the text box. Style For all numbered variable types, you can specify the numbering style. If [Current Numbering Style] is selected, the variable uses the same numbering style selected in the document's Numbering & Section Options dialog box. Variable types Chapter Number A variable created with the Chapter Number type inserts the chapter number. You can insert text before or after the chapter number, and you can specify a numbering style. If the document's chapter number is set to continue from the previous document in the book, you may need to update the book's numbering in order for the appropriate chapter number to appear. 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." Abbreviation M MM MMM MMMM d dd E EEEE yy or YY y or YYYY G or GGGG h hh H HH Description Month number, no leading zero Month number, leading zero Abbreviated month name Full month name Day number, no leading zero Day number, leading zero Weekday name, abbreviated Full weekday name Year number, last two digits Full year number Era, abbreviated or expanded Hour, no leading zero Hour, leading zero Hour, no leading zero, 24-hour format Hour, leading zero, 24-hour format Example 8 08 Aug August 5 05 Fri Friday 07 2007 AD or Anno Domini 4 04 16 16 Updated 29 April 2009