Automatic insertion of current date and time in alphabetic form












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I often find myself typing the current date and time on several documents, forms, etc.



Is there any lightweight application that would allow me to automatically insert (or copy to the clipboard) the current date and time (in alphabetical form, if possible) using just a simple keyboard shortcut? I'm interested in solutions for Windows.










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    I often find myself typing the current date and time on several documents, forms, etc.



    Is there any lightweight application that would allow me to automatically insert (or copy to the clipboard) the current date and time (in alphabetical form, if possible) using just a simple keyboard shortcut? I'm interested in solutions for Windows.










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      I often find myself typing the current date and time on several documents, forms, etc.



      Is there any lightweight application that would allow me to automatically insert (or copy to the clipboard) the current date and time (in alphabetical form, if possible) using just a simple keyboard shortcut? I'm interested in solutions for Windows.










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      I often find myself typing the current date and time on several documents, forms, etc.



      Is there any lightweight application that would allow me to automatically insert (or copy to the clipboard) the current date and time (in alphabetical form, if possible) using just a simple keyboard shortcut? I'm interested in solutions for Windows.







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          You could do it using AutoHotkey.



          An example from the AutoHotkey documentation:



          :*:]d::  ; This hotstring replaces "]d" with the current date and time via the commands below.
          FormatTime, CurrentDateTime,, M/d/yyyy h:mm tt ; It will look like 9/1/2005 3:53 PM
          SendInput %CurrentDateTime%
          return


          An example from the AutoHotkey forum: Input system date and/or time, when u press a hot key:



          $F12::
          SetTitleMatchMode, 2
          IfWinActive, Notepad
          {
          FormatTime, xx,, ddMMMyy ; This is one type of the date format
          FormatTime, zz,, hh:mm:ss tt ; This is one type of the time format
          SendInput, %xx%{Enter}
          SendInput, %zz%
          }
          Return


          See FormatTime for a list of the available date formats.



          To set it up:




          1. Download and install AutoHotkey_L, let it associate with .ahk files

          2. Copy either of the above examples, paste in into Notepad, and save somewhere with an .ahk extension, e.g. My Documents/keys.ahk

          3. Navigate to the file you saved and double click it

          4. Add the .ahk script to your Startup folder






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          • Thanks! I'm not very familiar with AutoHotkey, but I'll look into it. From the top of your head, is there any easy way to change the code above to print the month in alphabetical form ? e.g. February 2nd, 7:04pm

            – Amelio Vazquez-Reina
            Feb 3 '11 at 0:05








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            MMM for short month or MMMM for full month. See autohotkey.com/docs/commands/FormatTime.htm

            – Mikel
            Feb 3 '11 at 0:18



















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          Short of just copying and pasting it to your documents, there is a feature to do that on Microsoft Word.






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            Phraseexpress will do it and a lot more.
            https://www.phraseexpress.com/



            They have a free version which is What I use.



            Make a phrase with
            {#date} {#datetime -f tt}



            I use ctrl alt t for a hotkey.



            Pastes it anywhere on computer.






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              You could do it using AutoHotkey.



              An example from the AutoHotkey documentation:



              :*:]d::  ; This hotstring replaces "]d" with the current date and time via the commands below.
              FormatTime, CurrentDateTime,, M/d/yyyy h:mm tt ; It will look like 9/1/2005 3:53 PM
              SendInput %CurrentDateTime%
              return


              An example from the AutoHotkey forum: Input system date and/or time, when u press a hot key:



              $F12::
              SetTitleMatchMode, 2
              IfWinActive, Notepad
              {
              FormatTime, xx,, ddMMMyy ; This is one type of the date format
              FormatTime, zz,, hh:mm:ss tt ; This is one type of the time format
              SendInput, %xx%{Enter}
              SendInput, %zz%
              }
              Return


              See FormatTime for a list of the available date formats.



              To set it up:




              1. Download and install AutoHotkey_L, let it associate with .ahk files

              2. Copy either of the above examples, paste in into Notepad, and save somewhere with an .ahk extension, e.g. My Documents/keys.ahk

              3. Navigate to the file you saved and double click it

              4. Add the .ahk script to your Startup folder






              share|improve this answer


























              • Thanks! I'm not very familiar with AutoHotkey, but I'll look into it. From the top of your head, is there any easy way to change the code above to print the month in alphabetical form ? e.g. February 2nd, 7:04pm

                – Amelio Vazquez-Reina
                Feb 3 '11 at 0:05








              • 1





                MMM for short month or MMMM for full month. See autohotkey.com/docs/commands/FormatTime.htm

                – Mikel
                Feb 3 '11 at 0:18
















              4














              You could do it using AutoHotkey.



              An example from the AutoHotkey documentation:



              :*:]d::  ; This hotstring replaces "]d" with the current date and time via the commands below.
              FormatTime, CurrentDateTime,, M/d/yyyy h:mm tt ; It will look like 9/1/2005 3:53 PM
              SendInput %CurrentDateTime%
              return


              An example from the AutoHotkey forum: Input system date and/or time, when u press a hot key:



              $F12::
              SetTitleMatchMode, 2
              IfWinActive, Notepad
              {
              FormatTime, xx,, ddMMMyy ; This is one type of the date format
              FormatTime, zz,, hh:mm:ss tt ; This is one type of the time format
              SendInput, %xx%{Enter}
              SendInput, %zz%
              }
              Return


              See FormatTime for a list of the available date formats.



              To set it up:




              1. Download and install AutoHotkey_L, let it associate with .ahk files

              2. Copy either of the above examples, paste in into Notepad, and save somewhere with an .ahk extension, e.g. My Documents/keys.ahk

              3. Navigate to the file you saved and double click it

              4. Add the .ahk script to your Startup folder






              share|improve this answer


























              • Thanks! I'm not very familiar with AutoHotkey, but I'll look into it. From the top of your head, is there any easy way to change the code above to print the month in alphabetical form ? e.g. February 2nd, 7:04pm

                – Amelio Vazquez-Reina
                Feb 3 '11 at 0:05








              • 1





                MMM for short month or MMMM for full month. See autohotkey.com/docs/commands/FormatTime.htm

                – Mikel
                Feb 3 '11 at 0:18














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              You could do it using AutoHotkey.



              An example from the AutoHotkey documentation:



              :*:]d::  ; This hotstring replaces "]d" with the current date and time via the commands below.
              FormatTime, CurrentDateTime,, M/d/yyyy h:mm tt ; It will look like 9/1/2005 3:53 PM
              SendInput %CurrentDateTime%
              return


              An example from the AutoHotkey forum: Input system date and/or time, when u press a hot key:



              $F12::
              SetTitleMatchMode, 2
              IfWinActive, Notepad
              {
              FormatTime, xx,, ddMMMyy ; This is one type of the date format
              FormatTime, zz,, hh:mm:ss tt ; This is one type of the time format
              SendInput, %xx%{Enter}
              SendInput, %zz%
              }
              Return


              See FormatTime for a list of the available date formats.



              To set it up:




              1. Download and install AutoHotkey_L, let it associate with .ahk files

              2. Copy either of the above examples, paste in into Notepad, and save somewhere with an .ahk extension, e.g. My Documents/keys.ahk

              3. Navigate to the file you saved and double click it

              4. Add the .ahk script to your Startup folder






              share|improve this answer















              You could do it using AutoHotkey.



              An example from the AutoHotkey documentation:



              :*:]d::  ; This hotstring replaces "]d" with the current date and time via the commands below.
              FormatTime, CurrentDateTime,, M/d/yyyy h:mm tt ; It will look like 9/1/2005 3:53 PM
              SendInput %CurrentDateTime%
              return


              An example from the AutoHotkey forum: Input system date and/or time, when u press a hot key:



              $F12::
              SetTitleMatchMode, 2
              IfWinActive, Notepad
              {
              FormatTime, xx,, ddMMMyy ; This is one type of the date format
              FormatTime, zz,, hh:mm:ss tt ; This is one type of the time format
              SendInput, %xx%{Enter}
              SendInput, %zz%
              }
              Return


              See FormatTime for a list of the available date formats.



              To set it up:




              1. Download and install AutoHotkey_L, let it associate with .ahk files

              2. Copy either of the above examples, paste in into Notepad, and save somewhere with an .ahk extension, e.g. My Documents/keys.ahk

              3. Navigate to the file you saved and double click it

              4. Add the .ahk script to your Startup folder







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              • Thanks! I'm not very familiar with AutoHotkey, but I'll look into it. From the top of your head, is there any easy way to change the code above to print the month in alphabetical form ? e.g. February 2nd, 7:04pm

                – Amelio Vazquez-Reina
                Feb 3 '11 at 0:05








              • 1





                MMM for short month or MMMM for full month. See autohotkey.com/docs/commands/FormatTime.htm

                – Mikel
                Feb 3 '11 at 0:18



















              • Thanks! I'm not very familiar with AutoHotkey, but I'll look into it. From the top of your head, is there any easy way to change the code above to print the month in alphabetical form ? e.g. February 2nd, 7:04pm

                – Amelio Vazquez-Reina
                Feb 3 '11 at 0:05








              • 1





                MMM for short month or MMMM for full month. See autohotkey.com/docs/commands/FormatTime.htm

                – Mikel
                Feb 3 '11 at 0:18

















              Thanks! I'm not very familiar with AutoHotkey, but I'll look into it. From the top of your head, is there any easy way to change the code above to print the month in alphabetical form ? e.g. February 2nd, 7:04pm

              – Amelio Vazquez-Reina
              Feb 3 '11 at 0:05







              Thanks! I'm not very familiar with AutoHotkey, but I'll look into it. From the top of your head, is there any easy way to change the code above to print the month in alphabetical form ? e.g. February 2nd, 7:04pm

              – Amelio Vazquez-Reina
              Feb 3 '11 at 0:05






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              MMM for short month or MMMM for full month. See autohotkey.com/docs/commands/FormatTime.htm

              – Mikel
              Feb 3 '11 at 0:18





              MMM for short month or MMMM for full month. See autohotkey.com/docs/commands/FormatTime.htm

              – Mikel
              Feb 3 '11 at 0:18













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              Short of just copying and pasting it to your documents, there is a feature to do that on Microsoft Word.






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                Short of just copying and pasting it to your documents, there is a feature to do that on Microsoft Word.






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                  Short of just copying and pasting it to your documents, there is a feature to do that on Microsoft Word.






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                  Short of just copying and pasting it to your documents, there is a feature to do that on Microsoft Word.







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                      Phraseexpress will do it and a lot more.
                      https://www.phraseexpress.com/



                      They have a free version which is What I use.



                      Make a phrase with
                      {#date} {#datetime -f tt}



                      I use ctrl alt t for a hotkey.



                      Pastes it anywhere on computer.






                      share|improve this answer




























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                        Phraseexpress will do it and a lot more.
                        https://www.phraseexpress.com/



                        They have a free version which is What I use.



                        Make a phrase with
                        {#date} {#datetime -f tt}



                        I use ctrl alt t for a hotkey.



                        Pastes it anywhere on computer.






                        share|improve this answer


























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                          Phraseexpress will do it and a lot more.
                          https://www.phraseexpress.com/



                          They have a free version which is What I use.



                          Make a phrase with
                          {#date} {#datetime -f tt}



                          I use ctrl alt t for a hotkey.



                          Pastes it anywhere on computer.






                          share|improve this answer













                          Phraseexpress will do it and a lot more.
                          https://www.phraseexpress.com/



                          They have a free version which is What I use.



                          Make a phrase with
                          {#date} {#datetime -f tt}



                          I use ctrl alt t for a hotkey.



                          Pastes it anywhere on computer.







                          share|improve this answer












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