insert current date OR file date

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Vanessa McClintock Posted April 29, 2024 04:00

Windows 10, Finale 27

So, interestingly, I found no help in the User Manual for inserting the "Current Date" or "File Date."
The User Manual does not seem to know there is a difference and treat them the same: "Date"

One, I would think, would be the date in which one is working (e.g. "today"), and the other would be the date the file was created.

Sometimes I like to print a page or so to use whilst working at the piano, and it would be nice to be able to differentiate 'twixt one version and another.

Any insights?
Thank you,
:-)
Vanessa

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Michael M Posted April 29, 2024 19:30

"Current Date" is just what it says ... today's date. "File Date" seems to be what the Windows File Manager calls "Date last saved" or "Date Modified"

So when you open a file and insert "File Date" it will show you the date you last worked on and saved the file. If you now work on it and save it (without exiting) and then insert "File Date" it will show ... you guessed it, today's date.

MIKE HALLORAN Posted April 30, 2024 22:31

Create Date—or File Date as you call it—is arbitrary and doesn't change. It's whatever you say it is. If important, enter it manually somewhere using the Text Tool.

The dynamic function is Date Stamps and covers Time Stamps as well:

https://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/FinaleMac/Content/Finale/Date_stamps.htm?Highlight=create%20date

Lauren Walden Posted May 01, 2024 01:56

hi Vanessa, Interestingly, I inquired with Finale customer one day before your post here, regarding basically the same issue, and they advised I should post it on the "Feature Request" board. Here's a link.

https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/23174625320087-insert-FILE-DATE-with-FILE-TIME

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