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Generate a date and time object by pressing the DateTime button date_time_button in the object toolbar. Move the mouse to the desired position and press the left mouse button.

date_time_property_page

Figure 256: Date Time Dialog

Offset Value: Offset values for day, hour and minutes. The values can be negative or positive.

Format:

Drop down list with the currently available date time formats.

Edit Format: Allows to edit the date time format list. See subchapter Format.

Language: Drop down list with all available languages. Some format specifier depend on the selected language. Per default, the Windows system language will be taken.

Use as default: Uses the properties of the currently selected date time object for the generation of new date time objects. The program saves these settings also for a new program start in case save settings on exit is selected in the general settings.

Text: Generates the date object as text.

BarCode: Generates the date object as barcode and opens the BarCode property page.

All DT/SN: If enabled, the update button refreshes all date time objects and resets all serial numbers in the job. If disabled, only the selected date time object will be updated with click on the update button.

Update: Refreshes the selected date time object to the current Windows time.

Update all SN / DT: This checkbox is global and updates all serial numbers and date time objects in the job. If disabled, serial numbers will not be incremented, date time objects will not be updated.