Updated by Tina Sieber on March 1, 2017.
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One of the little details that I have always found useful as a viewer and occasional presenter is the time and date display in a PowerPoint slideshow. It is an essential option if you are also using brochures. Fortunately, this is very easy to accomplish and will make your presentation complete. 10 Tips for Making Better PowerPoint Presentations with Office 2016 10 Tips for Making Better PowerPoint Presentations with Office 2016 Microsoft PowerPoint continues to set new standards. The new features of PowerPoint 2016 show its top spot as the best choice for smart and creative presentations. Read more.
Without counting the seconds, let's dive right into the method.
First, open your PowerPoint document and get to the View tab on the tape. Choose the Normal watch. Select the first slide of the presentation.
Then click the Insert tab and go to the Text cluster. Click on the small Date and time icon that gives you options to insert the current date and time into the PowerPoint document.
Clicking the Date &Time icon opens the Header and Footer dialog box. Using the two tabs (as in the screenshot) we can add the date and time values to our main slides. Likewise, we can add the same details to Notes and handouts , which we usually print and hand out to the audience as reference material.
The next steps are quite simple:choose the date and time format from the dropdown menu. Selecting a Fixed the time acts as a marker that lets you know when the slide was created. It is obviously constant. The Update automatically the selection displays a dynamic time that takes the current time from the system clock. The options are the same for the Notes and handouts tongue. (Preferably don't display the date and time on the title slide.)
Remember: Every time you open or print the presentation, PowerPoint updates the date and time. PowerPoint does not update automatically but only at the beginning of the slideshow.
Finally, select Applies to all and you're done.
Other The useful addition is to use date and time formats depending on the culture of the audience you are showing the presentation to. Do this if you work for a global company or present to a specific audience. To permanently set your preferred format, implement the following configuration.
First, choose File> Options> Language . The Options dialog offers you a line of additional languages to edit your document.
Expand dropdown to Add additional editing languages and select the languages of your choice that you want to use for the date and time. Click Add . press OK to confirm and exit the PowerPoint file.
Reopen the presentation and place the cursor where you want to insert the date. Take the usual selection path of the Insert tab and then clicking the Date and time button.
If you're using something like a text box to insert your date and time, you'll get a dialog like this:
If you add the date and time as a footer, the usual box will appear. In both cases, select the date and time format, and choose the language from the dropdown menu. After you OK Changes, date and time are entered in the language of the chosen country.
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Do you add the date and time to your presentations and what is the reason for doing so? What other details would you recommend adding? Please share with us in the comments!
