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Windows Notepad: Insert Time and Date into Text or Log File

Notepad is one of window’s best little tools. As I frequently use it with logs, here are a couple of time/date tricks I have learned over the years.


Notepad is simple and full of little tricks. I use it for creating and using log files all the time. Here are a couple of ways to use notepad to automatically insert the time and date.

Automatically insert timestamp everytime a file is opened:

    1. Open notepad
    2. On the first line of the file type this:
    .LOG

    3. Hit ENTER to insert one carriage return.
    4. Save the file

    Now… everytime you open the file in notepad, a timestamp will be inserted.

If you are in notepad and just decide you need to add the current timestamp, just hit F5. Easy,

This is very usefull trick. Follow this.

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