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Specifying formats for timestamp fields

Timestamp fields store both a date and a time, such as when a record was created or last modified. You format a timestamp field by separately formatting its three components:

 

Timestamp field component	Format using
Date	Date area of the Inspector
Time (excluding the seconds portion)	Time area of the Inspector
Seconds (including any fractional seconds)	Number area of the Inspector

To specify formats for timestamp fields:

1.	In Layout mode, select one or more timestamp fields.

For more information, see Selecting objects.

2.	Click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Data.

3.	To format the date component, in the Data Formatting area, click Date , and then select the formatting options you want.

For more information, see Specifying formats for date fields.

4.	To format the time component (except the seconds portion), in the Data Formatting area, click Time and select the formatting options you want.

For more information, see Specifying formats for time fields.

5.	To format the seconds and fractional seconds component, in the Data Formatting area, click Number , then select the formatting options you want.

In the Number area, only two options affect the display of the seconds component: Fixed number of decimals and Separators. The remaining options have no effect. For more information, see Specifying formats for fields containing numbers.

Notes

•	You must specify formats for both date and time components before any formatting will be applied. If you select As entered for either Date or Time, the data in the timestamp field appears the way it is entered.

•	For more information about defining timestamp fields, see Defining timestamp fields.