Don't have a lap top, but try Ctrl + ; for the date
See if Ctrl = Shift + : gives the time

HTH
Regards,
Howard

"D Pickens" <D wrote in message
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New to this. Sorry if very simple question. I'm using a laptop and the
suggested method of inserting static date and time of hitting CNTL+
doesn't
work. Is there another method?

Thanks much.