Date stamps
If you create a time stamp or a date stamp,
Finale will automatically print the current time or date on your document
each time you print it. To add a time or date stamp, you use the Text
Tool.
- Click the Text tool
.
- Double-click where you want the Date or Time
stamp on the page. The text editing frame appears.
- Select font, size and style from the Text menu.
Skip this step if the default Text Block settings are the ones you want
to use. See Document Options-Fonts.
- Choose Text > Inserts > Date or Time.
- Choose Text > Frame Attributes.
The Frame Attributes dialog box appears.
- Select Page. Choose Single Page from the drop-down
menu and type 1 in the first text box. (These should be the default
settings).
- Specify where you want this date stamp to appear,
using the options in the Frame Attributes dialog box. Use the alignment
and position drop-down menus and the Attach To options
to place the date or time stamp. See Frame
Attributes dialog box for more information.
- Click OK to exit the Frame Attributes dialog
box. The date stamp appears on the pages you specified, with the
justification you selected. To move the date stamp, drag its handle; select
the handle and press DELETE to remove it.
- Choose Document > Document Options
> Text. At the bottom of these options, you see two options
listed under the Date Format heading. You can choose the short format
(10/14/07) or the long format (Friday, October 14, 2007).
- Click the date format you prefer. Click Apply
to save your settings.
