TextRange.InsertDateTime Method (PowerPoint)
Inserts the date and time in the specified text range. Returns a TextRange object that represents the inserted text.
Syntax
expression .InsertDateTime(DateTimeFormat, InsertAsField)
expression A variable that represents a TextRange object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
DateTimeFormat |
Required |
PpDateTimeFormat |
A format for the date and time. |
InsertAsField |
Optional |
MsoTriState |
Determines whether the inserted date and time will be updated each time the presentation is opened. |
Return Value
TextRange
Remarks
The DateTimeFormat parameter value can be one of these PpDateTimeFormat constants.
ppDateTimeddddMMMMddyyyy |
ppDateTimedMMMMyyyy |
ppDateTimedMMMyy |
ppDateTimeFormatMixed |
ppDateTimeHmm |
ppDateTimehmmAMPM |
ppDateTimeHmmss |
ppDateTimehmmssAMPM |
ppDateTimeMdyy |
ppDateTimeMMddyyHmm |
ppDateTimeMMddyyhmmAMPM |
ppDateTimeMMMMdyyyy |
ppDateTimeMMMMyy |
ppDateTimeMMyy |
The InsertAsField parameter value can be one of these MsoTriState constants.
Constant |
Description |
|---|---|
msoFalse |
The default. |
msoTrue |
Updates the inserted date and time each time the presentation is opened. |
Example
This example inserts the date and time after the first sentence of the first paragraph in shape two on slide one in the active presentation.
Set sh = Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(2)
Set sentOne = sh.TextFrame.TextRange.Paragraphs(1).Sentences(1)
sentOne.InsertAfter.InsertDateTime ppDateTimeMdyy