Brother Ensemble PDP-100J, Owner'S Manual

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Word Processing 133
Inserting the current time
You can insert the current time in a document. You might do this to time
stamp" a fax or journal entry. The time appears in the HH:MM:SS format
(hours: minutes: seconds). Alternatively, you can insert special time
characters to add the current time in a different format.
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To insert the current time:
1. Position the insertion point where you want to insert the current time.
2. Choose Insert Special from the Edit menu.
A submenu appears.
3. Choose Current Time from the submenu. Word Processing inserts the
currenttime in the HH:MM:SS format (such as 12:45:59 PM"). The time
isentered just as if you had typed it yourself. Itisautomaticallyupdated.
Inserting a number (counter)
Word Processing keeps track of certain information in a document
automatically, such as the current page number, or the number of pages.
To display any of these numbers, insert the appropriate special number
character in your document in the format you want.
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To insert a special number:
1. Position the insertion point where you want to insert the number.
2. Choose Insert Special from the Edit menu.
A submenu appears.
3. Choose Number from the submenu. A dialog box appears:
Select a number type from this list.
Select a number format from this list.
4. Select the number type from the Type list:
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Page Number. This special character displays the current page
number in the document. You can set the starting page number
for a document.
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Number of Pages . This special character displays the total
number of pages in the document.
5. Select the number format from the Format list: Number, Uppercase
Letter, Lowercase Letter, Uppercase Roman, and Lowercase Roman
(Roman numerals such as XII or xii).
6. Click on Insert. Word Processing inserts the number from the list in the
format you specified.
Once you insert special numbers,
you cannot change their value;
their value depends on internal
Word Processing calculations.