# Insert the current date and time — easily!

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

These snippets use "macros" (the special codes that start with a percentage sign) to get the current date and time. You can learn more about them in the TextExpander Help. We've set up a basic format for the date and time.

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]] |  |

## Test out the time and date abbreviations!

Try out these snippets in the test area below:

More formatting options for date and time 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).