Fields

Lists common fields that you can insert into your slide.

If you want to edit a field in your slide, select it and choose Edit – Fields.

To access this command...

Choose Insert - Field

Date (fixed)

Inserts the current date into your slide as a fixed field. The date is not automatically updated.

Date (variable)

Inserts the current date into your slide as a variable field. The date is automatically updated when you reload the file.

Time (fixed)

Inserts the current time into your slide as a fixed field. The time is not automatically updated.

Time (variable)

Inserts the current time into your slide as a variable field. The time is automatically updated when you reload the file.

Author

Inserts the forename and surname listed in the Office user data into the active slide.

Page Number

Inserts the page number into the current slide or page. If you want to add a page number to every slide, choose View - Master Slide and insert the page number field. To change the number format, choose SlidePage - Properties - Page tab and then select a format from the list in the Layout Settings area.

File name

Inserts the name of the active file. The name only appears after you save the file.