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Change date variable in InDesign
- Type > Text Variables > Output Date (this allows you to export PDFs with today’s date).
- Type > Text Variables > Define (this brings up the format changer).
Date Format Shortcuts
| Category | Type | Placeholder | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Hour (1-12) | h | 1 |
| Hour (01-12) | hh | 01 | |
| Hour (1-23) | H | 1 | |
| Hour (01-23) | HH | 01 | |
| Minute | m | 1 | |
| Minute (00) | mm | 01 | |
| Second | s | 1 | |
| Second (00) | ss | 01 | |
| AM/PM | a* | AM | |
| Time Zone | zzzz | Pacific Daylight Time** | |
| Time Zone (Short) | z | PDT | |
| Day | Number | d | 1 |
| Number (01) | dd | 01 | |
| Name | EEEE | Tuesday | |
| Name (Short) | E | Tues | |
| Month | Number | M | 4 |
| Number (01) | MM | 04 | |
| Name | MMMM | April | |
| Name (Short) | MMM | Apr | |
| Year | Number | yyyy | 2007 |
| Number (Short) | y | 07 | |
| Era | G*** | AD | |
| Era (Long | GGGG | Anno Domini |
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