I'm looking for a very very fast method to insert a timestamp into a Word document. I always know the shortcuts ShiftAltD and ShiftAltT, but doing so inserts a field, that is always automatically updated. And because I need a real timestamp, I consequently have to use CtrlF9 to get a fixed date-time string:
To sum up:
- ShiftAltD
- ShiftAltT
- Mark both fields
- CtrlF9
And that is not a shortcut, that's expensive overhead! So I'm always faster when I write all by 10-fingers touch-typing.
I search for a real one-hand keyboard shortcut for inserting a fixed date-time.
2 Answers
Record a macro for these actions and assign it to a single keyboard shortcut. This is the exact usecase macros are made for.
1You've probably found your solution by now but for those of you still looking, Word still has the old date time formats box. In the ribbon its on the Insert tab | Text group. It's the icon that looks like a calendar with a clock in the lower right-hand corner. From the box, you can select your preferred format, make it the default and insert an icon on the QAT. That makes it a 2 click function or you can create a keyboard macro from the 2 click function for faster results.
