The Time field inserts the current time in your document. Unless you specify a date-time picture switch, the time is displayed using your regional settings.
Note
When you use Date & Time and select the Update automatically check box, Word inserts the date or time as a field. Depending on the format you select, Word can use a date-time picture switch to control how the result appears.
Syntax
When you view the Time field in your document, the syntax looks like this:
{ TIME [\@ "Date-Time Picture"] }
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. 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 (Field command, Insert menu), Word inserts a corresponding date-time picture switch.
To use a format that's not shown in the Field dialog box, select Field Codes and type the format switch directly in the Field code box.
Examples
{ TIME } results in 11:11 AM (or the default time format specified as part of the regional settings in Windows Control Panel).
{ TIME \@ "h am/pm" } results in 11 AM.