Adding date and filename to footer in Word for Mac 16.29

Question

I used to be able to add the filename and date in the footer (to be automatically be picked up) I believe with something that was someplace available in Word called Quickparts. Now, a few updates later it seems that this quite basic capability was taken away (?), or at least I cannot locate it anymore. 

Could someone help out and let me know how to do this? I don't mean typing the filename and date into the footer. 

Thanks

Answer 1

Hi Sue,

I think the feature still exists but the instruction from Anna's link seems not clear.

I tested on Version 16.29.1 and it works fine. You could click Insert-> Date and Time to insert a dynamic date.

And to insert File name, choose it in the drop down list( if it's not included you could click AutoText then choose the entry in the dialog manually.

If there's any misunderstanding, it would be good if you can share some related screenshots to help us better understand the issue.

Command+Shift+4 to take screenshots. 

I wish you a fabulous day!

Best Regards,

James

Answer 2

Hi

Double-click the footer to get into the Footer section.

There are 3 positions you can use: Left, Center, and Right. Use Tab and Delete to move from one position to another, or just click into the desired position.

On the Insert menu choose Field. This dialog lets you choose from all the fields. It also lets you take advantage of Field options and switches which gives you maximum customization capability.

Answer 3

I have a macro that adds the Filename and Path.

Sub FileNamePathInsert()

'

' FileNamePathInsert Macro

' Macro written 12/10/2011 by Charles K. Kenyon

' "&chr(10)&"Inserts filename and path field at insertion point.

'

    Selection.Collapse

    Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, Type:=wdFieldEmpty, Text:= _

        "FILENAME  \* Caps \p ", PreserveFormatting:=False ' omit the \p if no path desired

End Sub

A second macro that adds a Date stamp would be:

Sub DateTimeStamp()

'   Inserts basic date and time stamp as text

'   HansV

'   Selection.TypeText Format(Now, "h:mm AM/PM - dd/mm/yyyy")

'   Keyboard shortcut Shift+Alt+D,D

'

    Selection.TypeText Format(Now, "dddd, d mmmm YYYY - h:mm am/pm")

End Sub

Note, that does not add a field but a hard date and time. the time parts can be omitted from the format. Both macros act at the insertion point.

A CreateDate field could also be useful instead of the hard-typed date.

Fields can easily be stored as AutoText entries. Macros can be attached to keyboard shortcuts. In the Windows environment AutoText can be attached to keyboard shortcuts as well. I suspect but do not know that this is true on the Mac as well.

Answer 4

I apologise, the link I provided is not helpful.

Believe me, as a user I understand your frustration.

Btw, I have tested this on my end using Word for Mac, my version though is 16.30, I can add a dynamic date on the footer. I think I can also add a text from file and an object.

Answer 5

Hi Sue2019,

I am Anna, an independent advisor. I will assist you with your query today.

I found the link below that might be useful to you, it's called Autotext in Mac.

https://its.temple.edu/using-quick-parts-pc-or-...

I hope this helps.

Best regards.

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