Date and Time

Create a date and/or time object by clicking the  icon on the overlay toolbar.

 

When the object is selected its property grid is revealed on the left:

 

 

1.  Name – please enter a name for your object. This will identify this object on the layer list and will be easier to manage objects especially in a layout with many objects.

2.  Left % – value entered positions the text object’s left edge equivalent to percentage value of the work area.

3.  Text – this represents the format you would like the time display to conform to. There are a variety of formats to implement.
Example date / time formats:
Short Date Format (m/d/yy) = 7/12/07
Long Date Format (mmmm d, yyyy) = July 12, 2007
Day Date Format (ddd, mmm d, yyyy) = Thu, Jul 12, 2007
Time Format (hh:mm:ss AM/PM) = 10:23 PM
For a full definition of all time format options click here to view the Date/Time Format table.

4.  Top % – value entered positions the text object’s top edge equivalent to percentage value of the full height of the work area.

 

Right clicking on the text icon brings up the following menu options:

 

 

1.  ‘Remove’ deletes the time object.

2.  ‘Font’ will bring up a windows font dialogue. Use this to change the font properties of the text object.

3.  ‘Choose Color’ brings up the color chooser dialogue.

The text in the text object is changed to the chosen color.

4.  ‘Use Color’ changes the text in the object to the active color in the color block.

5.  ‘Choose Background Color’ brings up the color chooser. The background color of the text in the object will change to the chosen color.

6.  ‘Use Background Color’ will change the background color of the text in the object to the color in the active color block.

7.  ‘Use Transparent Background‘ will make the background of the text transparent.

8.  ‘Bring to Front’ brings the object to the top layer in the work area.

9.  ‘Send to Back’ pushes the object to the bottom layer of the object stack. The object will occupy the layer just above the background.