# Insert the time and date!

Do you frequently need to type the current date or time? TextExpander can do that for you!

More formatting options are available in TextExpander's snippet editor -- you can specify the month, for example, as a word (January), an abbreviation (Jan), or as a digit (1).

Item | Snippet | Abbreviation |
[[TEP_snippet_label:uid_CE101F5A-C5CC-43C0-B75D-81F13AC134B1]] | [[TEP_snippet_content:uid_CE101F5A-C5CC-43C0-B75D-81F13AC134B1]] |  |
[[TEP_snippet_label:uid_28CFFBFB-3224-4068-9DFB-73B242EFEEAA]] | [[TEP_snippet_content:uid_28CFFBFB-3224-4068-9DFB-73B242EFEEAA]] |  |

Note: In TextExpander, the % character indicates some kind of code or substitution. To place an actual % into your snippet, type %% into the snippet editor.

Try typing the abbreviations in the scratch area below:

Test stuff here!

Click "Next" to continue.