<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" style="task" id="gedit-plugins-insert-date-time"> <info> <link type="guide" xref="gedit-plugin-guide#gedit-default-plugins"/> <revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-02-24" status="review"/> <revision pkgversion="3.34" date="2020-02-10" status="review"/> <credit type="author"> <name>Daniel Neel</name> <email>dneelyep@gmail.com</email> </credit> <credit type="author"> <name>Jim Campbell</name> <email>jcampbell@gnome.org</email> </credit> <desc>Insert the current date/time at the cursor position.</desc> </info> <title>Insert date/time</title> <p>As this name of this plugin suggests, the <gui>Insert Date/Time</gui> plugin allows you to insert the date and/or time at the current cursor position.</p> <steps> <title>To enable the plugin:</title> <item> <p>Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select <guiseq><gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui> <gui style="tab">Plugins</gui></guiseq>.</p> </item> <item> <p>Select <gui style="menuitem">Insert Date/Time</gui> to enable the plugin.</p> </item> </steps> <p>To use the plugin, press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select <guiseq><gui style="menuitem">Tools</gui> <gui style="menuitem">Insert Date and Timeā¦</gui></guiseq>.</p> <p>By default, the <gui>Insert Date/Time</gui> plugin will prompt you to choose your preferred date/time format each time that you use the plugin. However, you can choose your own default date and time format by pressing the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and selecting <guiseq> <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui><gui style="tab">Plugins</gui><gui> Insert Date/Time</gui><gui style="button">Preferences</gui></guiseq>.</p> </page>