Insert today's date

1. Select a place in your text to put the date, and on the Insert tab select   Date & Time.

2. In the Date and time dialog, select the format to use.

3. Check or clear Update Automatically and select OK. 

If you are looking to add a date to the Footer on one or all slides, see Add a date to your slides.

Tip: To remove a date in text, double click the date and press Delete. 

1. Select a place in your text to put the date, and on the Insert tab select   Date & Time.

2. In the Date and time dialog, select the format to use.

3. Check or clear Update Automatically and select Insert. 

If you are looking to add a date to the Footer on one or all slides, see Add a date to your slides.

Inserting today's date isn't currently possible in PowerPoint for the web. You can, however, insert today's date in the PowerPoint desktop app.

• To open the desktop app, at the top of the ribbon, select  Editing and choose Open in Desktop App.

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