View or modify date and time properties

If the date and time property is displayed on a CS document's Properties tab, it means this property is associated with the document class you assigned to your document. The single-value property is identified with and the multivalue property is identified with . Both icons are located to the right of the field.

For IS documents, only the date property is displayed.

You must have Author or higher access rights to a document to modify its date and time properties.

You must have Read and Write access rights to modify document properties. The property values are unavailable unless you have Write access.

To view or modify the date and time properties

  1. Access the property dialog box for a specific document.

  2. Click the Properties tab.

  3. Find the date and time property value you want to modify.

  4. Do one of the following:

    Single-value date and time property

    Click to view the entire month. The current date and time are displayed in the date and time field and the current calendar appears. Use the arrows at the top of the calendar to select the correct month and year. Select the day that corresponds to the month and year. The date you select appears in the date and time field.

    If you want to manually change the date and time without using the calendar, select the part of the date or time you want to change, and then type in a new date or click the arrows to select a new date and time.

    You can enter the calendar year in four-digit or two-digit format. The two-digit format range recognized in this property is 1930-2029. If you enter 40, the calendar year is interpreted as 1940 and not 2040. The range is not limited if you use the four-digit format.

    Multivalue date and time property

    Click to view the current date and time. You can click Current to immediately update the date and time. Click to view the entire month. The current date and time are displayed in the date and time field and the current calendar appears. Use the arrows at the top of the calendar to select the correct month and year. Select the day that corresponds to the month and year. The date you select appears in the date and time field.

    If you want to manually change the date and time without using the calendar, select the part of the date or time you want to change, and then type in a new date or click the arrows to select a new date and time.

    Click to enter the date and time in the date and time field. Click to exit the calendar.

  5. Click OK to save the modified properties.


See also

View or modify document properties

View or modify multivalue document properties