The PrintDate field inserts the date and time that a document was last printed, as recorded on the Statistics tab in the Properties dialog box. . To view the Properties dialog box, go to the File tab> Info > Properties (on the right side), and then select Advanced Properties.
Unless you select a different format, the date and time are displayed according to your regional format settings in Windows.
Syntax
When you view the PrintDate field in your document, the syntax looks like this:
{ PRINTDATE [\@ "Date-Time Picture"] [Switches] }
Note
This content applies to the desktop versions of Word for Windows and Mac (including Word with a Microsoft 365 subscription).
A field code tells the field what to display. Field results are what is shown in the document after having evaluated the field code. To toggle between viewing the field code and the field code results, press Alt+F9 on Windows or Option+F9 on Mac.
Switches
\@ "Date-Time Picture"
Specifies a date and time format other than the default. If you select a format in the Field dialog box, Word inserts a corresponding date-time format switch.
To use a format that's not shown in the Field dialog box, go to Insert** > Quick Parts > Field, select Field Codes, and type the format switch directly in the Field **codes box.
\h
Specifies use of the Hijri/Lunar calendar.
\s
Specifies use of the Saka Era calendar.
Example
To print information such as "Document: Unit Readiness Report, printed 6 November 2003 at 1320 hours" on each page of a document, insert the following text and fields in a header or footer:
Document { TITLE }, printed { PRINTDATE \@ "d MMMM yyyy 'at' HHmm 'hours' " }