Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Templates with pop up variables in Writer

On 11/15/2013 03:39 AM, Stefan Gruber wrote:
> Hello,
>
> John Meyer schrieb:
> > Basically, I want two things:  One capture two pieces of
> > information (Name and date) and second, insert both variable
> > into pre-set fields. The date I want to go into a field in the
> > format Day, Month Name, Year but I want to accept it in
> > MM/DD/YYYY format.
> For Variables you can easily insert input fields or input lists
> into a template. They will popup automatically when you create a
> new document from this template.
>
> Rethink the need of reformatting the date variable, because you
> will need macro coding then. What about asking for day, month,
> year independently?
>
> HTH
> Stefan

If you are looking to create the document creation date, will it suffice to:

Insert > Fields > Other > DocInfo > Created

And then you can insert the Date and / or Time. I think that this is the 
date that the document was created from the template, and then, you need 
not prompt the user.



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