Microsoft KB Archive/49459

WD97: Cannot Format TIME or EDITTIME to Display Seconds Last reviewed: September 30, 1998 Article ID: Q49459

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The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Word 97 for Windows SUMMARY There are two fields in Microsoft Word that return a time-related result. EDITTIME This field returns the number of minutes the current document has been open for editing since it was created. TIME This field returns the current time of day. You cannot format the result of a field to include seconds or partial seconds using a Word date-time picture switch. The smallest unit of time that Word can return or display is minutes. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q49188 TITLE  : EDITTIME Must Be in Minutes

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Last reviewed: September 30, 1998
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